Khan Shaykhun

Khan Shaykhun
خان شيخون
Town
Khan Shaykhun

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 35°26′N 36°38′E / 35.433°N 36.633°E / 35.433; 36.633Coordinates: 35°26′N 36°38′E / 35.433°N 36.633°E / 35.433; 36.633
Country  Syria
Governorate Idlib
District Maarrat al-Nu'man
Subdistrict Khan Shaykhun
Elevation 350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
  Total 52,972

Khan Shaykhun (Arabic: خان شيخون), sometimes spelled Khan Sheikhoun or Khan Shikhoun,[1] is a town in, and sub-district of, the Maarrat al-Nu'man District, within the southern Idlib Governorate of northwestern Syria.

Khan Shaykhun has an altitude of 350 meters. It has a population of 52,972.[2]

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