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]