Village in Daraa Governorate, Syria
Muthabin (Arabic: موثبين; transliteration: Mūʿtabīn, also spelled Mothabeen) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northeast of Daraa in the al-Sanamayn District. Nearby localities include Ghabaghib to the north, al-Masmiyah to the east, Jabab to the southeast, Bassir to the south, al-Sanamayn to the southwest and Deir al-Bukht to the west.[1] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Muthabin had a population of 2,351 in the 2004 census.[2]
History
Muthabin dates back to antiquity, having been mentioned in pre-Islamic Syriac texts.[3]
In 1838, Mutabin was noted as a ruin, situated "the Nukra, north of Al-Shaykh Maskin".[4]
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Sanamayn Subdistrict | |
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Ghabaghib Subdistrict | |
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Masmiyah Subdistrict | |
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Izra Subdistrict | |
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Hirak Subdistrict | |
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Jasim Subdistrict | |
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Nawa Subdistrict | |
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Shaykh Maskin Subdistrict | |
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Tasil Subdistrict | |
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Daraa Subdistrict | |
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Bosra Subdistrict | |
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Da'el Subdistrict | |
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Jiza Subdistrict | |
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Khirbet Ghazaleh Subdistrict | |
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Musayfira Subdistrict | |
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Muzayrib Subdistrict | |
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Shajara Subdistrict | |
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