Muthabin

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]

Muthabin موثبين
Village
Mothabeen
Muthabin Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°8′36″N 36°14′47″E
Grid position	266/283 PAL
Country	Syria
Governorate	Daraa Governorate
District	Al-Sanamayn District
Nahiyah	Ghabaghib
Population  (2004)
• Total	2,351
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

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]

References

1. Muthabin Map. Mapcarta. Map depicts Muthabin and nearby localities.
2. General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
3. Honigman, E. (1995). "Al-Nukra". The Encyclopedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume VIII: Ned–Sam. Leiden and New York: BRILL. p. 114. ISBN 90-04-09834-8.
4. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 151

Bibliography

• Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

• Map of town, Google Maps
• Sanameine-map, 19L