Muhambal محمبل Mhambal, Mahambel | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates:35°47′2″N36°28′10″E / 35.78389°N 36.46944°E /35.78389; 36.46944 | |
| Country | |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Ariha |
| Subdistrict | Muhambal |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 4,970 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Muhambal (Arabic:محمبل, also spelledMhambal orMahambel) is a town in northwesternSyria, administratively part of theAriha District of theIdlib Governorate. According to theSyria 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 includeJisr al-Shughur,Bishlamun andBizit to the west,Juzif to the south,al-Rami to the east, andAyn Shib to the north.