Ihsim (Arabic: إِحْسِم, romanized: ʾIḥsim, also spelled Ehsem) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Ariha District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Marayan had a population of 5,870 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Ihsim Subdistrict, which contained a total of 19 localities with a collective population of 65,409 in 2004.[1] Nearby localities include Iblin to the west, al-Barah to the south, al-Dana, Syria to the east, and Marayan to the north.
Ihsim
إِحْسِم Ehsem | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Ihsim Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°43′12″N 36°33′39″E / 35.72000°N 36.56083°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Ariha |
| Subdistrict | Ihsim |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 5,870 |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
References
edit- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (in Arabic)