Tell Shihab

Tell Shihab
تل شهاب
Village
Tel Shihab Falls
Tel Shihab Falls
Tell Shihab is located in Syria
Tell Shihab
Tell Shihab
Coordinates: 32°41′19″N 35°59′20″E / 32.68861°N 35.98889°E / 32.68861; 35.98889
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa Governorate
DistrictDaraa District
NahiyahMuzayrib
Population
 (2012 census)[1]
 • Total25,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Tell Shihab (Arabic: تل شهاب; also spelled Tell esh-Shihab or Tal Shehab) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northwest of Daraa on the Jordan-Syria border. Nearby localities include al-Shaykh Saad and Nawa to the north, Muzayrib, Da'el and Tafas to the northeast, and al-Yadudah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Tell Shihab had a population of 9,430 in the 2004 census.[1]