Maliha al-Atash
| Maliha al-Atash مليحة العطش | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Maliha al-Atash | |
| Coordinates: 32°49′27″N 36°17′38″E / 32.82417°N 36.29389°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa Governorate |
| District | Izra' District |
| Nahiyah | Izra |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,150 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Maliha al-Atash (Arabic: مليحة العطش, also spelled Melihet el-Atash, Melihet al-Hariri or Maliha al-Shamaliyya) is a village in southern Syria, part of the Daraa Governorate situated in the Hauran plain. It is located northeast of Daraa and nearby localities include Izra to the northwest, Busra al-Harir to the northeast, Nahitah and al-Maliha al-Gharbiya to the southeast, al-Hirak to the south, al-Surah to the southwest, Namer and Qarfa to the west. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Maliha al-Atash had a population of 3,150.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Maliha al-Atash was locally known "Malihat al-Hariri" in the Ottoman era after a certain sheikh ("chief") who hailed from the Hariri family.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 152.
- ↑ Burckhardt, 1822, pp. 108-109.
Bibliography
- Burckhardt, John Lewis (1822). Travels in Syria and the Holy Land. J. Murray.
- Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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