Maliha al-Atash explained

Official Name:Maliha al-Atash
Native Name:مليحة العطش
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Coordinates:32.8242°N 36.2939°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Daraa Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Izra' District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Izra
Parts Style:para
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:3,150
Population As Of:2004 census
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+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]

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  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB12-12-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004