Muhambal Explained

Official Name:Muhambal
Other Name:Mhambal, Mahambel
Native Name:محمبل
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Idlib
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ariha
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Muhambal
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:4,970
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:35.7839°N 36.4694°W

Muhambal (Arabic: محمبل, also spelled Mhambal or Mahambel) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Ariha District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Muhambal had a population of 4,970 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Muhambal Subdistrict, which contained 21 localities with a collective population of 27,089 in 2004.[1] Nearby localities include Jisr al-Shughur, Bishlamun and Bizit to the west, Juzif to the south, al-Rami to the east, and Ayn Shib to the north.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB07-11-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004