Mahkan, Syria

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]

Mahkan مَحْكَان
Town
Mahkan Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°58′28″N 40°29′8″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Deir ez-Zor
District	Mayadin
Subdistrict	Mayadin
Population  (2004)
• Total	10,086
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode	C5174

References

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". Retrieved 2018-05-05.

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