Maliha al-Atash

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| official_name = Maliha al-Atash

| native_name = مليحة العطش

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| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria

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| subdivision_name1 = Daraa

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| subdivision_name2 = Izra

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| population_total = 3,150

| population_as_of = 2004 census

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Maliha al-Atash ({{langx|ar|مليحة العطش}}, also spelled Melihet el-Atash, Melihet al-Hariri or Maliha al-Shamaliyya) is a village in southern Syria, part of the Daraa Governorate situated in the Hauran plain. It is located {{convert|20|km|mi|sp=us}} northeast of Daraa and {{convert|22|km|mi|sp=us}} northwest of Suwayda.{{cite web |last1=Al-Ali |first1=Haitham |title="مليحة العطش".. ارواء ظمأ العطشان (Maliha al-Atash: Quenching the Thirst of the Thirsty) |url=https://www.esyria.sy/2013/02/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B8%D9%85%D8%A3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86 |website=e-Syria |access-date=27 December 2024 |language=Arabic |date=13 February 2013}} Nearby localities include Izra to the northwest, Busra al-Harir to the northeast, Nahitah and al-Maliha al-Gharbiya to the southeast, al-Hirak to the south, al-Surah to the southwest, Namer and Qarfa to the west. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Maliha al-Atash had a population of 3,150.[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB12-12-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121220150215/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB12-12-2004.htm |date=2012-12-20 }}. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}

The village was established in 1956. The entire population belongs to the Hariri tribe, present across the southern Hauran plain, mainly from its Shawali clan. As of 2013, many of its inhabitants were emigres working in the Gulf States. The village's economy is agricultural and the main crops are grains, vegetables, olives and grapes.