Ariha, Idlib
Ariha
أَرِيحَا | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 35°49′N 36°36′E / 35.817°N 36.600°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib Governorate |
| District | Ariha District |
| Subdistrict | Ariha Nahiyah |
| Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 39,501 |
| Demonym(s) | Arabic: ريحاوي, romanized: Rīḥāwi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Ariha (Arabic: أَرِيحَا, romanized: ʾArīḥā), also called Riha (رِيحَا, Rīḥā), is a town in northwest Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located south of Idlib. Nearby localities include Urum al-Jawz to the southwest, Sarjah to the south, Kafr Latah to the southeast, Maar Bilit to the east, al-Nayrab to the northeast, Nahlaya and al-Mastumah to the north, Kurin to the northwest and Maataram to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ariha had a population of 39,501 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative centre of the Ariha District and the Ariha nahiyah (subdistrict), which consists of 24 localities, with a combined population of 83,487 in 2004.