Al-Sukhnah, Syria
Al-Sukhnah (Arabic: ٱلسُّخْنَة, romanized: as-Suẖnah, also spelled al-Sukhanah or al-Sakhnah or al-Sakhanah, Roman "Sikne") is a town in eastern Syria under the administration of the Homs Governorate, located east of Homs in the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Mayadin and al-Asharah to the east, al-Taybah and Raqqa to the north, Salamiyah to the west, Arak and Tadmur (Palmyra) to the southwest.
Al-Sukhnah
ٱلسُّخْنَة Sikne | |
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Town | |
Al-Sukhnah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′12.5″N 38°52′19.5″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Tadmur |
| Subdistrict | Al-Sukhnah |
| Elevation | 1,512 ft (460 m) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 16,173 |
According to Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sukhnah had a population of 16,173 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the al-Sukhnah nahiyah ("subdistrict") which consists of six localities with a collective population of 21,880 in the 2004 census. The town's inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. Al-Sukhnah has attracted hundreds of residents from nearby villages in the 20th century and is currently a processing center for natural gas.