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Arab al-Mulk

عرب الملك
Veelage
Arab al-Mulk is located in Syrie
Arab al-Mulk
Arab al-Mulk
Coordinates: 35°16′2″N 35°55′32″E / 35.26722°N 35.92556°E / 35.26722; 35.92556
Kintra Sirie
GovrenorateLatakia Govrenorate
DestrictJableh Destrict
NahiyahJableh
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total3,580
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Arab al-Mulk (Arabic: عرب الملك‎, spelt Arab al-Milk an aw, Beldi al-Melek, Balda al-Milk or Beldeh) is a coastal veelage in northwastren Sirie, admeenistratively pairt o the Jableh Destrict in the Latakia Govrenorate, locatit sooth o Latakia. Nearbi localities include Jableh tae the north, Ayn al-Sharqiyah tae the northeast, Qurfays an Dweir Baabda tae the east an Baniyas tae the sooth. Accordin tae the Sirie Central Bureau o Statistics, Arab al-Mulk haed a population o 3,580 in the 2004 census.[1] The inhabitants are mixed, wi Sunni Muslims o Bedouin oreegins generally residin in the northren pairt o the veelage, an Alawites livin in the soothren pairt which is kent as Beldi al-Melek.[2]

Geografie

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It is situatit aff the Mediterranean coast, on the richt bank o the Sinn tributar (Nahr al-Sinn) as it empties intae the sea. It occupees a sma peninsulae. The soothren pairt o the veelage on the left bank is kent as Beldi al-Melek. Tae the immediate northwast o the veelage is a sma creek that measurs aroond 110 metres lang an 60 metres wide.[3]

References

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  1. a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2019-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. Sirie Central Bureau o Statistics (CBS). Latakia Govrenorate. (in Arabic)
  2. The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, 2004, p. 15.
  3. The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, 2004, p. 14.

Bibliography

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