Mahkan, Syria

Mahkan (Arabic: مَحْكَان, romanized: Maḥkān) is a Syrian town located in Mayadin District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mahkan had a population of 10,086 in the 2004 census.[1] During Syria Civil war, Mahkan was occupied by ISIS and was captured by Syrian Army on 23 October 2017.[2]

Mahkan
مَحْكَان
Town
Mahkan is located in Syria
Mahkan
Mahkan
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°58′28″N 40°29′8″E
Country Syria
GovernorateDeir ez-Zor
DistrictMayadin
SubdistrictMayadin
Population
 (2004)
 • Total10,086
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC5174

References
  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. "No safe place for ISIS on the Euphrates as Syrian Army drives south at full speed". Retrieved 2018-05-05.


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