Duraykish (Arabic: دريكيش, romanized: Duraykīš, also spelled Dreikiche) is a city in Syria, in the Tartus Governorate, at a distance of about 32 km east of Tartus. The name Dreikiche stems from Latin, and means "three caves". The town is famous for its mineral water springs located to the south of the city. The mineral water of the town is bottled and sold under the label "Dreikiche". Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[1]
duraykish, arabic, دريكيش, romanized, duraykīš, also, spelled, dreikiche, city, syria, tartus, governorate, distance, about, east, tartus, name, dreikiche, stems, from, latin, means, three, caves, town, famous, mineral, water, springs, located, south, city, mi. Duraykish Arabic دريكيش romanized Duraykis also spelled Dreikiche is a city in Syria in the Tartus Governorate at a distance of about 32 km east of Tartus The name Dreikiche stems from Latin and means three caves The town is famous for its mineral water springs located to the south of the city The mineral water of the town is bottled and sold under the label Dreikiche Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites 1 Duraykish دريكيشDuraykishLocation in SyriaCoordinates 34 53 49 02 N 36 08 04 61 E 34 8969500 N 36 1346139 E 34 8969500 36 1346139Country SyriaGovernorateTartusDistrictDuraykishSubdistrictDuraykishElevation400 m 1 300 ft Population 2004 Total13 244References edit Balanche Fabrice 2006 La region alaouite et le pouvoir syrien PDF in French Karthala Editions ISBN 2845868189 External links editSyriatourism org page about Duraykish Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine nbsp This article about a location in Tartus Governorate Syria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duraykish amp oldid 1208341356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
