Mardikh ( ar, مرديخ) (Mardhuk in Sanskrit) is a village in the Idlib Governorate of Syria. It is the nearest village to the site of historical

Ebla Ebla ( Sumerian: ''eb₂-la'', ar, إبلا, modern: , Tell Mardikh) was one of the earliest kingdoms in Syria. Its remains constitute a tell located about southwest of Aleppo near the village of Mardikh. Ebla was an important center t ...

("Tel Mardikh"), south east of Idlib. Nearby localities include

Saraqib Saraqib ( ar, سَرَاقِب, Sarāqib also spelled Saraqeb) is a city in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate, located east of Idlib. During the course of the Syrian Civil War, the city fell into rebel forces ...

to the north, Kafr Amim to the east, Maardabsah and

Khan al-Sabl Khan may refer to: *Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan *Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name *Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...

to the south and

Dadikh Dadikh ( ar, داديخ) is a Syrian village located in Saraqib Nahiyah in Idlib District, Idlib Governorate, Idlib. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria), Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Dadikh had a population of 2674 ...

to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mardikh had a population of 2,918 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate.

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{{coord, 35, 48, 40, N, 36, 47, 26, E, display=title, region:SY_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Idlib District