Muthabin
موثبين | |
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Village | |
Mothabeen | |
Coordinates: 33°8′36″N 36°14′47″E / 33.14333°N 36.24639°E | |
Grid position | 266/283 PAL |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Daraa Governorate |
District | Al-Sanamayn District |
Nahiyah | Ghabaghib |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,351 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | +3 |
Muthabin ( Arabic: موثبين; transliteration: Mūʿtabīn, also spelled Mothabeen) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northeast of Daraa in the al-Sanamayn District. Nearby localities include Ghabaghib to the north, al-Masmiyah to the east, Jabab to the southeast, Bassir to the south, al-Sanamayn to the southwest and Deir al-Bukht to the west. [1] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Muthabin had a population of 2,351 in the 2004 census. [2]
Muthabin dates back to antiquity, having been mentioned in pre-Islamic Syriac texts. [3]
In 1838, Mutabin was noted as a ruin, situated "the Nukra, north of Al-Shaykh Maskin". [4]
Muthabin
موثبين | |
---|---|
Village | |
Mothabeen | |
Coordinates: 33°8′36″N 36°14′47″E / 33.14333°N 36.24639°E | |
Grid position | 266/283 PAL |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Daraa Governorate |
District | Al-Sanamayn District |
Nahiyah | Ghabaghib |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,351 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | +3 |
Muthabin ( Arabic: موثبين; transliteration: Mūʿtabīn, also spelled Mothabeen) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northeast of Daraa in the al-Sanamayn District. Nearby localities include Ghabaghib to the north, al-Masmiyah to the east, Jabab to the southeast, Bassir to the south, al-Sanamayn to the southwest and Deir al-Bukht to the west. [1] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Muthabin had a population of 2,351 in the 2004 census. [2]
Muthabin dates back to antiquity, having been mentioned in pre-Islamic Syriac texts. [3]
In 1838, Mutabin was noted as a ruin, situated "the Nukra, north of Al-Shaykh Maskin". [4]