Salqin
Sign in to saveSalqin () is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of Idlib Governorate. Nearby localities include Kafr Takharim to the southeast, Abu Talha to the south, Delbiya to the southwest, al-Alani to the northwest and Isqat to the northeast. Salqin is the center of its nahiya (subdistrict). It had a population of 23,700 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim.
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- Locality
- سلقين
- Region
- محافظة إدلب
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 31,608
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Salqin
- Settlement.native_name
- سَلْقِين
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Salquin,minaret.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Street scene in Salqin, 2009
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Idlib
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Harem
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Salqin
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- سلقين
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Salqin Subdistrict
- Population
- 23700
- Elevation
- 459
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Salquin,minaret.jpg
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- سلقين
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Salqin () is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of Idlib Governorate. Nearby localities include Kafr Takharim to the southeast, Abu Talha to the south, Delbiya to the southwest, al-Alani to the northwest and Isqat to the northeast. Salqin is the center of its nahiya (subdistrict). It had a population of 23,700 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim.
The town is situated in the southern Orontes River valley and has an altitude of 460 meters above sea level. Olive and other fruit trees surround Salqin. It exports produce from these orchards as well as vegetables. Agriculture is sustained by the large number of springs in Salqin.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salqin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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