Al-Sabinah
Al-Sabinah السبينة | |
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Village | |
Al-Sabinah | |
Coordinates: 33°26′2″N 36°17′8″E / 33.43389°N 36.28556°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
Nahiyah | Babbila |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 62,509 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Sabinah (Arabic: السبينة) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus in the western Ghouta. Nearby localities include Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Darayya, Muadamiyat al-Sham, Sayyidah Zaynab, al-Hajar al-Aswad. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Sabinah had a population of 62,509 in the 2004 census.[1] A Palestinian refugee camp was established in the town in 1948.[2]
References
- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ "UNRWA". UNRWA.
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