Mahkan, Syria
Mahkan (Arabic: مَحْكَان, romanized: Maḥkān) is a Syrian town located in Mayadin District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mahkan had a population of 10,086 in the 2004 census. During Syria Civil war, Mahkan was occupied by ISIS and was captured by Syrian Army on 23 October 2017.
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "No safe place for ISIS on the Euphrates as Syrian Army drives south at full speed". Retrieved 2018-05-05.