Marthwan
مرتحوان Maaret al-Ikhwan | |
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Village | |
  Marthwan Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°3′51″N 36°40′18″E / 36.06417°N 36.67167°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Idlib |
| Subdistrict | Maarrat Misrin |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,831 |
Ma'arrat al-Ikhwan (Arabic: معرّة الإخوان, also spelled Ma'arrat al-Akwan, Maaret Ikhwan or Martahwan) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of Idlib Governorate located north of Idlib. Nearby localities include Maarrat Misrin to the south, Zardana to the southeast, Kafr Yahmul to the east, Hizano to the northeast, Kaftin to the north, Qurqania to the northwest and Haranabush to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ma'arrat al-Ikhwan had a population of 1,831 in the 2004 census.[1] It has a significant population of Druze, who inhabit several small villages in the A'la Mountain and its vicinity.[2]
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. Archived at [1]. (in Arabic)
- ^ Salibi, 2005, p. 179.