Inkhil

Inkhil () is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the as-Sanamayn District in the Daraa Governorate. It is located north of Daraa and just east of the Golan Heights in the Hauran plain. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Inkhil had a population of 31,258 in the 2004 census. The city's inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

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Place details

Locality: أنخل
Region: محافظة درعا
Country: سوريا
Population: 29,076
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Inkhil
Settlement.image_skyline: Palace, Inkhil (أنخل), Syria - East facade - PHBZ024 2016 3602 - Dumbarton Oaks.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Roman villa in Inkhil
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Daraa
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sanamayn
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sanamayn
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.parts_type: Control
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2004 census
Settlement.population_total: 31258

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Image: Palace, Inkhil (أنخل), Syria - East facade - PHBZ024 2016 3602 - Dumbarton Oaks.jpg

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Contents

Etymology
History
Roman period
Ottoman period
Modern era
Civil war
Iran war
Religious buildings
References
Bibliography
External links

==Etymology== It is said that Inkhil was named this way because of the abundance of palm trees there in the past, or it was named after a Greek ruler. The city has a Roman name, which means “City of Gold” in Arabic, as it is mentioned that the city was a center for tax collection during the Roman era.