Muthabin ( ar, موثبين; transliteration: ''Mūʿtabīn'', also spelled ''Mothabeen'') is a village in southern
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, administratively part of the
Daraa Governorate, located northeast of
Daraa
Daraa ( ar, دَرْعَا, Darʿā, Levantine Arabic: , also Darʿā, Dara’a, Deraa, Dera'a, Dera, Derʿā and Edrei; means "''fortress''", compare Dura-Europos) is a city in southwestern Syria, located about north of the border with Jordan ...
in the
al-Sanamayn District. Nearby localities include
Ghabaghib to the north,
al-Masmiyah
Al-Masmiyah ( ar, المسمية, also spelled Musmiyeh, Mesmiyeh, Mismiya and Musmeih) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northeast of Daraa in the al-Sanamayn District. Nearby localities inclu ...
to the east,
Jabab
Jabab ( ar, جباب) is a Syrian village located in Al-Sanamayn District, Daraa. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jabab had a population of 7,699 in the 2004 census.
History
In 1838, it was noted as a Sunni Muslim vi ...
to the southeast,
Bassir
Bassir ( ar, بصير) is a village in Hauran, located 630 meters (0.4 miles) above sea level and southern of Damascus in Syria. Bassir is bordered from the east by Lejah, from the south by Khabab, from the west by Al-Sanamayn and from the north ...
to the south,
al-Sanamayn to the southwest and
Deir al-Bukht
Deir al-Bukht ( ar, دير البخت, also spelled Deir al-Bukhit or Dayr al-Bakht) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Sanamayn District of the Daraa Governorate located north of Daraa. It is situated about 63 kilometers ...
to the west. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Muthabin had a population of 2,351 in the 2004 census.
[General Census of Population and Housing 2004](_blank)
. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate.
History
Muthabin dates back to antiquity, having been mentioned in pre-Islamic
Syriac texts.
In 1838, ''Mutabin'' was noted as a ruin, situated "the Nukra, north of
Al-Shaykh Maskin".
[Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p]
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References
Bibliography
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External links
Map of town
Google Maps
Sanameine-map, 19L
Populated places in Al-Sanamayn District
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