Official Name: | Arba'in |
Native Name: | الأربعين |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Coordinates: | 35.3539°N 36.5583°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Hama |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mahardah |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Kafr Zita |
Population Total: | 1,400 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City Qrya Pcode |
Blank Info Sec1: | C3462 |
Arba'in (Arabic: الأربعين, also spelled Arbaeen or Al-Arbaeen) is a Syrian town located in the Kafr Zita Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Arba'in had a population of 1,400 in the 2004 census.[1]
Arbain was captured by Syrian opposition forces in the first half of 2014.[2] On August 1, 2019, the Syrian Army recaptured the settlement from Jaysh al-Izza.[3]