Muhambal محمبل Mhambal, Mahambel |
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Town | |
Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 35°47′2″N 36°28′10″E / 35.78389°N 36.46944°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Idlib |
District | Ariha |
Subdistrict | Muhambal |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 4,970 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Muhambal (Arabic: محمبل, also spelled Mhambal or Mahambel) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Ariha District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria 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. Nearby localities include Jisr al-Shughur, Bishlamun and Bizit to the west, Juzif to the south, al-Rami to the east, and Ayn Shib to the north.