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City profile · Syria · Asia

Khān Shaykhūn

City population
48,975
#34
in Syria
#2
in Idlib
#11,638
worldwide
DamascusKhān Shaykhūn
35.442, 36.651 · 217 km from Damascus
City population
48,975
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Syria
#34
of 88 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,638
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Syria
0.2%
of the national population

About Khān Shaykhūn

Khān Shaykhūn is a city in Idlib, Syria with a population of 48,975. It is the 34th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Syria, and the 11,638th largest worldwide. It lies 217 km from Damascus.

Position in Syria
#34of 88
LargestSmallest
Position in Idlib
#2of 10
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 10
Distance to capital
to Damascus
Elevation
376 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Damascus
Coordinates
35.442, 36.651
Record updated
2020-06-10
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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All 88 in Syria

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