Mardikh

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Mardikh
مرديخ
Village
Mardikh
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°52′N 36°48′E / 35.867°N 36.800°E / 35.867; 36.800
Country  Syria
Governorate Idlib
District Idlib
Subdistrict Saraqib
Area
 • Total 12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Elevation 409 m (1,342 ft)
Population (2004)[1]
 • Total 2,918
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Mardikh (Arabic: مرديخ‎) is a village in the Idlib Governorate of Syria. It is the nearest village to the site of historical Ebla ("Tel Mardikh"), south east of Idlib. Nearby localities include Saraqib to the north, Kafr Amim to the east, Maardabsah and Khan al-Sabl to the south and Dadikh to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mardikh had a population of 32,495 in the 2004 census.[1]

Overview

Every year, about 15,000 tourists visit the historic site of Ebla, best known for the archive of 15,000 cuneiform tablets from around 2250 BC found there. The majority of the population are employed in construction. With regards to farming, its most important cultivated crops are cereals, legumes, cotton, potatoes, watermelons and cumin. The village covers a surface area of 1,221 hectares (4.71 sq mi) and has a primary and preparatory school, a mosque and a pharmacy that provides medical services to the inhabitants.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. ↑ http://souria.com/tt/site.asp?fs=1&si=2943
Capital: Idlib
 
Idlib • Abu al-Thuhur • Ayn Shib • Binnish • Dadikh • Faylun • al-Fu'ah • Haranabush • Hizano • Iffis • Juban • Kafr Amim • Kafr Battikh • Kafr Jalis • Kafr Yahmul • Kafriya • Kaftin • Khan al-Sabl • Killi • Maardabsi • Maarrat al-Ikhwan • Maarrat al-Naasan • Maarrat Misrin • Mardikh • al-Mastumah • al-Nayrab • Qaminas • Ras al-Ayn • Saraqib • Sarmin • Shaykh Idris • Taftanaz • Ta'um • Talhiyah • Tell Kalbah • Tell Sultan • Tell Touqan • Trunbah • Zardana

Coordinates: 35°48′40″N 36°47′26″E / 35.81111°N 36.79056°E / 35.81111; 36.79056

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