Maliha al-Atash

Maliha al-Atash
مليحة العطش
Village
Maliha al-Atash is located in Syria
Maliha al-Atash
Maliha al-Atash
Coordinates: 32°49′27″N 36°17′38″E / 32.82417°N 36.29389°E / 32.82417; 36.29389
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa Governorate
DistrictIzra' District
NahiyahIzra
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total3,150
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Maliha al-Atash (Arabic: مليحة العطش, also spelled Melihet el-Atash, Melihet al-Hariri or Maliha al-Shamaliyya) is a village in southern Syria, part of the Daraa Governorate situated in the Hauran plain. It is located northeast of Daraa and nearby localities include Izra to the northwest, Busra al-Harir to the northeast, Nahitah and al-Maliha al-Gharbiya to the southeast, al-Hirak to the south, al-Surah to the southwest, Namer and Qarfa to the west. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Maliha al-Atash had a population of 3,150.[1]