Khan Dannun

Khan Dannun خان دنون Khan Danoun
Village
Khan Dannun
Coordinates: 33°19′55″N 36°19′56″E / 33.33194°N 36.33222°E / 33.33194; 36.33222
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
District	Markaz Rif Dimashq
Subdistrict	al-Kiswah
Population  (2004)
• Total	8,727
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)

Khan Dannun (Arabic: خان دنون, also spelled Khan Danun, Khan Dunnun or Khan Dhul-Nun) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. Located south of Damascus, nearby localities include al-Taybah to the west, Muqaylibah to the northwest, al-Kiswah 5 kilometers to the north and Khiyarat Dannun to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Khan Dannun had a population of 8,727 in the 2004 census.^[1]

Khan Dannun also contains a refugee camp, the Khan Dannun camp, and is one of ten Palestinian refugee camps in Syria recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA statistics the camp had a population of 7,841 in 1998.^[2] According to UNRWA the population of the camp in June 2008 was 9,479 persons and 2,192 families.^[3]