Salqin

Salqin is a town in northwestern , administratively part of . Nearby localities include to the southeast, to the south, to the southwest, al-Alani to the northwest and to the northeast.
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  • Type: Town with 23,700 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: Salkîne”, “Salqîne”, “Selkin”, and “Silkin

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isqat and Abu Talha.

Village
is a village in northwestern , administratively part of . Nearby localities include Salqin to the southwest, to the southeast, to the northeast and al-Alani to the west. is situated 2½ km northeast of Salqin.

Village
is a village in northwestern , administratively part of the , located northwest of near the border with . Nearby localities include to the south, to the east, Salqin to the north and to the northwest. is situated 4 km southwest of Salqin.

Village
is a Syrian located in Salqin Nahiyah in , . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 1204 in the 2004 census. is situated 5 km west of Salqin.

Salqin

Latitude
36.13783° or 36° 8′ 16″ north
Longitude
36.45417° or 36° 27′ 15″ east
Population
23,700
Elevation
262 metres (860 feet)
Open location code
8G8R4FQ3+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 572535081
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
164898
Wiki­data ID
Q1498128
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Salqin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: سلقين
  • Armenian: Սալկին
  • Cebuano: Salqīn
  • Chinese: 沙勒钦
  • Dutch: Salqin
  • Egyptian Arabic: سلقين
  • French: Salqin
  • French: Salqine
  • German: Salkin
  • Hebrew: סלקין
  • Japanese: サルキン
  • Korean: 살킨
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Salqin
  • Persian: سلقین
  • Polish: Salkin
  • Portuguese: Salqin
  • Russian: Салкин
  • Russian: Салькин
  • Swedish: Salqin
  • Turkish: Salkin
  • Urdu: سلقین
  • Vietnamese: Salqin

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