Al-Malihah_Subdistrict
Al-Malihah Subdistrict
Subdistrict in Rif Dimashq, Syria
Malihah Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية المليحة, romanized: Nāḥiyah al-Mulayḥa) is a subdistrict of Markaz Rif Dimashq District in the Rif Dimashq Governorate of Syria. The administrative centre is the town of al-Malihah. Neighbouring subdistricts are Kafr Batna to the north, Jaramana and Babbila to the west, Nashabieh and al-Ghizlaniyah to the east.
At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 56,652.[1]
The subdistrict, much like the rest of Eastern Ghouta was under rebel control, however was retaken by government forces in 2015 after the Battle of Al-Malihah.[2]