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Mahkan, Syria

Mahkan
مَحْكَان
Town
Mahkan is located in Syria
Mahkan
Mahkan
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°58′28″N 40°29′8″E / 34.97444°N 40.48556°E / 34.97444; 40.48556
CountrySyria
GovernorateDeir ez-Zor
DistrictMayadin
SubdistrictMayadin
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
10,086
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
City Qrya PcodeC5174

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]

References

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  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". Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-05.