Al-Shaykh Maskin
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. The inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
al-Shaykh Maskin
الشيخ مسكين | |
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Town | |
al-Shaykh Maskin, November 2012 | |
al-Shaykh Maskin | |
| Coordinates: 32°49′42″N 36°9′31.5″E | |
| Grid position | 258/248 PAL |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Izra' |
| Subdistrict | al-Shaykh Maskin |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 24,057 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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