Muzayrib
Muzayrib
مُزَيْرِيب | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′39.2″N 36°1′35.8″E / 32.710889°N 36.026611°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Muzayrib |
| Control | Syrian Opposition |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 12,640 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Muzayrib (Arabic: مُزَيْرِيب, also spelled Mzerib, Mzeireb, Mzereeb, Mezereeb or al-Mezereeb) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northwest of Daraa on the Jordan–Syria border. Nearby localities include al-Shaykh Saad and Nawa to the north, Da'el, Tafas and al-Shaykh Maskin to the northeast, and al-Yadudah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Muzayrib had a population of 12,640 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative center of the Muzayrib nahiyah (subdistrict) consisting of nine villages with a combined population of 72,625. Muzayrib also has a community of Palestinian refugees.