Al-Sabinah

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] Sbeineh Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp, was established beside the town in 1948.[2]

Al-Sabinah

السبينة
Village
Al-Sabinah
Coordinates: 33°26′2″N 36°17′8″E
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictMarkaz Rif Dimashq
NahiyahBabbila
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
  Total62,509
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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