| Al-Sabinah السبينة | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
|   Al-Sabinah | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′2″N 36°17′8″E / 33.43389°N 36.28556°E | |
| Country |  Syria | 
| 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 southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus in the western Ghouta. Nearby localities include Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Darayya, Muadamiyat al-Sham, Sayyidah Zaynab, al-Hajar al-Aswad. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Sabinah had a population of 62,509 in the 2004 census.[1]
Al-Sabinah camp, a Palestinian refugee camp, was established beside the town in 1948.[2]
References
- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ↑ "Sbeineh Camp". UNRWA.
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