Khan Shaykhun

Summary

Khan Shaykhun is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Khan Shaykhun is located in Khan Shaykhun Subdistrict^[3].
• Khan Shaykhun is in the country of Syria^[4].
• Khan Shaykhun's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Khan Shaykhun's instance of is recorded as populated place in Syria^[6].
• Khan Shaykhun's Commons category is recorded as Khan Shaykhun^[7].
• Khan Shaykhun's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[8].
• Khan Shaykhun's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[9].
• +1400-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Khan Shaykhun^[10].
• Khan Shaykhun's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.441944444444, 'lon': 36.650833333333}^[11].
• Khan Shaykhun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qhf3r^[12].
• Khan Shaykhun's population is recorded as {'amount': '+55843'}^[13].
• Khan Shaykhun's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'خان شيخون'}^[14].
• Khan Shaykhun's GeoNames ID is recorded as 168325^[15].
• Khan Shaykhun's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1085179^[16].
• Khan Shaykhun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'خان شيخون'}^[17].
• Khan Shaykhun's Facebook username is recorded as 61586235716140^[18].
• Khan Shaykhun's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+350'}^[19].
• Khan Shaykhun's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2543610^[20].
• Khan Shaykhun's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1125778451^[21].

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Geography

Khan Shaykhun is in the country of Syria^[4]. It is located in Khan Shaykhun Subdistrict^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Khan Shaykhun's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+350'}^[19]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+55843'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[5] and populated place in Syria^[6].

History and Context

+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Khan Shaykhun^[10].

Why It Matters

Khan Shaykhun ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]