Maarat al-Numan

Maarat al-Numan مَعَرَّةُ النُّعْمَانِ
City
A collage of Maarat al-Numan landmarks
Maarat al-Numan Location within Syria
Coordinates: 35°38′N 36°40′E / 35.633°N 36.667°E / 35.633; 36.667
Country	Syria
Governorate	Idlib
District	Maarat al-Numan
Subdistrict	Maarat al-Numan
Elevation	522 m (1,713 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	87,742
Demonym(s)	Arabic: معري, romanized: Maarri
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)
Geocode	C3985
Climate	BSk

Maarat al-Numan (Arabic: مَعَرَّةُ النُّعْمَانِ, romanized: Maʿarrat an-Nuʿmān), also known as al-Ma'arra, is a city in northwestern Syria, 33 km (21 mi) south of Idlib and 57 km (35 mi) north of Hama, with a population of about 58,008 before the Civil War (2004 census). In 2017, it was estimated to have a population of 80,000, including several displaced by fighting in neighbouring towns.^[1] It is located on the highway between Aleppo and Hama and near the Dead Cities of Bara and Serjilla.