Khan Sheikhun [1] ( Arabic: خان شيخون ) is a city in the north-west of Syria , located on the territory of Idlib governorate. It is part of the Maarret-en-Nuuman area .
| City | |
| Khan Sheikhun | |
|---|---|
| Arab. خان شيخون | |
| A country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| Area | Maarret En Nuuman |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 349 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 55 843 people ( 2012 ) |
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Geographical position
The city is located in the southern part of the governorate, at an altitude of 349 meters above sea level [2] . Aleppo - Hama motorway passes through the city.
Khan Sheikhun is located approximately 52 kilometers south of Idlib , the provincial capital, and 210 kilometers north-northeast (NNE) from Damascus , the country's capital. Nearest civilian airport located in the city of Latakia [2] .
Population
According to estimates, in 2003, the population was 45,249 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 2003 | 2012 |
|---|---|
| 45,249 [4] | 55 843 [5] |
Syrian Civil War
During the Syrian civil war, Khan Sheikhun was mainly controlled by the Sunni Islamist group Jebhat Fatah al-Sham (al-Nusra).
On April 4, 2017, a chemical weapon incident took place in the city, which killed at least 89 people.
Notes
- ↑ Syria. Reference card (scale 1: 1 000 000). - GUGK, 1990
- ↑ 1 2 Physico-geographical data
- ↑ World Gazetteer
- ↑ estimated
- ↑ estimated