Al-Shaykh Maskin

al-Shaykh Maskin
الشيخ مسكين
Town
al-Shaykh Maskin, November 2012
al-Shaykh Maskin, November 2012
al-Shaykh Maskin is located in Syria
al-Shaykh Maskin
al-Shaykh Maskin
Coordinates: 32°49′42″N 36°9′31.5″E / 32.82833°N 36.158750°E / 32.82833; 36.158750
Grid position258/248 PAL
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
DistrictIzra'
Subdistrictal-Shaykh Maskin
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
24,057
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Shaykh Maskin (Arabic: الشيخ مسكين, romanized: Al-Sheikh Meskīn), also spelled Sheikh Maskīn, Sheikh Miskeen, is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located north of Daraa. Nearby localities include Ibta' and Da'el to the south, Khirbet al-Ghazaleh the southeast, Izra' to the northeast, Nawa to the northwest and Al-Shaykh Saad to the west. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) census, al-Shaykh Maskin had a population of 24,057 in 2004.[1] The inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
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