Al-Sabinah السبينة | |
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Village | |
Coordinates:33°26′2″N36°17′8″E / 33.43389°N 36.28556°E /33.43389; 36.28556 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
Nahiyah | Babbila |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 62,509 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Sabinah (Arabic:السبينة) is a town in southernSyria, administratively part of theRif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest ofDamascus in the westernGhouta. Nearby localities includeAshrafiyat Sahnaya,Darayya,Muadamiyat al-Sham,Sayyidah Zaynab,al-Hajar al-Aswad. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Sabinah had a population of 62,509 in the 2004 census.[1]
Al-Sabinah camp, aPalestinian refugee camp, was established beside the town in 1948.[2]