Duraykish
Sign in to saveDuraykish (, also transliterated Dreikiche or Dreykish) is a city in western Syria, in the Tartus Governorate, at a distance of about east of Tartus. The name 'Dreikiche' derives 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 mostly Alawites.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in SY, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Duraykish is referenced by 212 other articles, and connects out to Alawites, Syria and Arabic.
It sits within the topics Alawite communities in Syria, Cities in Syria and Populated places in Duraykish District.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Locality
- دريكيش
- Region
- محافظة طرطوس
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 11,918
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Duraykish
- Settlement.native_name
- دريكيش
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tartus
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Duraykish
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Duraykish
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2004
- Settlement.population_total
- 13,244
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- دريكيش
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Sisniyyeh Subdistrict
- Population
- 13244
- Elevation
- 400
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
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- native label
- دريكيش
- P12749
- translation
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