Khan al-Shih (Arabic: خان الشيح; also spelled Khan ash-Sheih, Khan Eshieh or Khan al-Shieh) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus. It also contains a refugee camp by the same name. Nearby localities include Kafr Hawr to the west, Kanaker to the south, Qatana and Artouz to the north, and Darayya to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Khan al-Shih had a population of 12,148 in the 2004 census.[1]
Khan al-Shih is named after a caravanserai (khan) that existed in the town during the Ottoman era. Al-Shih was the Arabic name for a wooded plant that grew in the desert.[2] In the mid-19th century, the khan was described as having "high walls and a low door" by traveler Josias Leslie Porter. It served as a place of residence for a handful of families of local peasants and shepherds. The area surrounding Khan al-Shih, which was situated between a canal and the Awaj River (ancient Pharpar), was agriculturally rich.[3]
Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, a camp for Palestinian refugees from the northern areas of Palestine was established in Khan al-Shih on an area consisting of 0.69 kilometers in 1949. The inhabitants worked mostly as civil servants, teachers, farmers on Syrian-owned agricultural lands and manual laborers at workshops in the vicinity.[4] Prior to the Syrian Civil War, much of the camp's population were middle class.[5] In October 2016 it was the scene of the Khan al-Shih offensive. On November 28, 2016, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham and their allies officially handed over the town to the Syrian Army, along with their heavy weapons, in exchange for their transfer to Idlib Governorate.[6]
khan, shih, arabic, خان, الشيح, also, spelled, khan, sheih, khan, eshieh, khan, shieh, town, southern, syria, administratively, part, dimashq, governorate, located, southwest, damascus, also, contains, refugee, camp, same, name, nearby, localities, include, ka. Khan al Shih Arabic خان الشيح also spelled Khan ash Sheih Khan Eshieh or Khan al Shieh is a town in southern Syria administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate located southwest of Damascus It also contains a refugee camp by the same name Nearby localities include Kafr Hawr to the west Kanaker to the south Qatana and Artouz to the north and Darayya to the northeast According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics Khan al Shih had a population of 12 148 in the 2004 census 1 Khan al Shih خان الشيحTownsKhan al ShihCoordinates 33 21 30 N 36 6 26 E 33 35833 N 36 10722 E 33 35833 36 10722Country SyriaGovernorateRif DimashqDistrictQatanaSubdistrictQatanaPopulation 2004 census 1 Total12 148Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Khan al Shih is named after a caravanserai khan that existed in the town during the Ottoman era Al Shih was the Arabic name for a wooded plant that grew in the desert 2 In the mid 19th century the khan was described as having high walls and a low door by traveler Josias Leslie Porter It served as a place of residence for a handful of families of local peasants and shepherds The area surrounding Khan al Shih which was situated between a canal and the Awaj River ancient Pharpar was agriculturally rich 3 Following the 1948 Arab Israeli War a camp for Palestinian refugees from the northern areas of Palestine was established in Khan al Shih on an area consisting of 0 69 kilometers in 1949 The inhabitants worked mostly as civil servants teachers farmers on Syrian owned agricultural lands and manual laborers at workshops in the vicinity 4 Prior to the Syrian Civil War much of the camp s population were middle class 5 In October 2016 it was the scene of the Khan al Shih offensive On November 28 2016 Jabhat Fatah al Sham and their allies officially handed over the town to the Syrian Army along with their heavy weapons in exchange for their transfer to Idlib Governorate 6 References a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Syria Central Bureau of Statistics CBS Rif Dimashq Governorate in Arabic Baedeker Karl 1876 Palestine and Syria Handbook for Travellers Karl Baedeker Dulau p 388 Khan Shih Syria Porter Josias Leslie 1868 A Handbook for Travellers in Syria and Palestine J Murray p 442 Khan Eshieh Camp Profile United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Retrieved 2015 09 04 Chararah Nasser 2013 03 15 Syrian Conflict Extends to Border With Israel Al Monitor Syrian rebels families evacuate besieged town near Damascus 28 November 2016 Retrieved 28 November 2016 This article about a location in Rif Dimashq Governorate Syria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khan al Shih amp oldid 1032879036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
