Official Name: | Duraykish |
Native Name: | دريكيش |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Tartus |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Duraykish |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Duraykish |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 13244 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 34.897°N 36.1346°W |
Elevation M: | 400 |
Duraykish (Arabic: دريكيش|Duraykīš, also spelled Dreikiche) is a city in Syria, in the Tartus Governorate, at a distance of about 32 km east of Tartus. The name Dreikiche stems from Latin, and means "three caves". The town is famous for its mineral water springs located to the south of the city. The mineral water of the town is bottled and sold under the label "Dreikiche". Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[1]