Back الشيخ مسكين Arabic الشيخ مسكين ARZ Ash Shaykh Miskīn CEB الشیخ مسکین Persian Cheikh Meskin French ალ-შეიხ-მასქინი Georgian Al-Shaykh Maskin NN Asz-Szajch Maskin Polish Ash Shaykh Miskīn Swedish Еш-Шейх-Маскін Ukrainian
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 / 32.82833°N 36.158750°E | |
| Grid position | 258/248 PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Izra' |
| Subdistrict | al-Shaykh Maskin |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 24,057 |
| Time zone | UTC+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]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
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