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Mardikh

Coordinates: 35°48′40″N 36°47′26″E / 35.81111°N 36.79056°E / 35.81111; 36.79056
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Mardikh
مرديخ
Village
Mardikh is located in Syria
Mardikh
Mardikh
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°52′N 36°48′E / 35.867°N 36.800°E / 35.867; 36.800
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictIdlib
SubdistrictSaraqib
Area
 • Total12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Elevation
409 m (1,342 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total2,918
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mardikh (Arabic: مرديخ) (Mardhuk in Sanskrit) is a village in the Idlib Governorate of Syria. It is the nearest village to the site of historical Ebla ("Tel Mardikh"), south east of Idlib. Nearby localities include Saraqib to the north, Kafr Amim to the east, Maardabsah and Khan al-Sabl to the south and Dadikh to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mardikh had a population of 2,918 in the 2004 census.[1]

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35°48′40″N 36°47′26″E / 35.81111°N 36.79056°E / 35.81111; 36.79056