Arbain, Syria
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Arba'in
| native_name = الأربعين
| native_name_lang = ar
| settlement_type = Town
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| coordinates = {{coord|35|21|14|N|36|33|30|E|region:SY_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| | | subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Hama
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Mahardah
| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict
| subdivision_name3 = Kafr Zita
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1,400
| population_as_of = 2004
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone = EET
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
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| blank_info_sec1 = C3462
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Arba'in ({{langx|ar|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.{{cite web|title=General Census of Population 2004.|url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/syr_pop_2004_sycensus_0.xls |access-date= 2014-07-10}}
Syrian Civil War
Arbain was captured by Syrian opposition forces in the first half of 2014.{{Cite web |title=Mapping Territorial Control in Syria |url=https://www.cartercenter.org/news/multimedia/map/exploring-historical-control-in-syria.html |access-date=10 July 2024 |website=The Carter Center}} On August 1, 2019, the Syrian Army recaptured the settlement from Jaysh al-Izza.{{Cite web |last=Bucci |first=Peter |date=1 August 2019 |title=BREAKING: Syrian Army captures Arbain and is about to capture Zakah in new advance (Map) |url=https://syrianwardaily.wordpress.com/2019/08/01/breaking-syrian-army-is-about-to-capture-zakah-and-arbain-after-overnight-advance-map/ |access-date=10 July 2024 |website=Syrian War Daily}}
References
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{{Hama Governorate|mhardeh}}
Category:Populated places in Mahardah District
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