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==History== ==History==
The name goes back to the ancient ], a town of ] foundation that was located almost at the same place. The site was given up during the ] and repopulated at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1860 local ] tribes attacked al-Suqaylabiyah.{{sfn|Douwes|2000|p=38}} The name goes back to the ancient ], a town of ] foundation that was located almost at the same place. The site was abandoned during the ].


===Ottoman period===
In July 2020, the ] announced a plan to build a replica of the ] in Al-Suqaylabiyah with ] assistance as a reaction to its transformation into a mosque by ] authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/mini-hagia-sophia-replica-syria |title=Russia to fund small-scale replica Hagia Sophia in Syria that will be used as a church |website=The Art Newspaper |date=6 August 2020 }}</ref> Two years later, in July 2022, a missile attack during the church inauguration ceremony claimed two lives and left a dozen others injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.alhurra.com/syria/2022/07/24/سوريا-قتلى-وجرحى-بقصف-استهدف-حفل-افتتاح-كنيسة-آيا-صوفيا |script-title=ar:سوريا.. قتلى وجرحى بقصف استهدف حفل افتتاح كنيسة "آيا صوفيا" |publisher=Alhurra |language=ar |date=24 July 2022 }}</ref>
Suqaylabiyah was reestablished in the late 18th century by ]s who had emigrated from the ] region in southern Syria to escape persecution by the ] authorities. The emigrants first settled in ], in the foothills of the largely ] ] mountains for some time, before moving down to the site of al-Suqaylabiyah. They were joined in this enterprise by several Christian families from the Jabal Ansariya.{{sfn|Comité de l'Asie française|1933|p=132}} In 1860, during the ], local ] tribes attacked al-Suqaylabiyah.{{sfn|Douwes|2000|p=38}}

===French Mandatory period===
In 1933, al-Suqaylabiyah was a relatively large village of 3,400 inhabitants.{{sfn|Comité de l'Asie française|1933|p=132}}

===Post-independence===
In July 2020, the ] announced a plan to build a replica of the ] in al-Suqaylabiyah with ] assistance as a reaction to its transformation into a mosque by ] authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/mini-hagia-sophia-replica-syria |title=Russia to fund small-scale replica Hagia Sophia in Syria that will be used as a church |website=The Art Newspaper |date=6 August 2020 }}</ref> Two years later, in July 2022, a missile attack during the church inauguration ceremony claimed two lives and left a dozen others injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.alhurra.com/syria/2022/07/24/سوريا-قتلى-وجرحى-بقصف-استهدف-حفل-افتتاح-كنيسة-آيا-صوفيا |script-title=ar:سوريا.. قتلى وجرحى بقصف استهدف حفل افتتاح كنيسة "آيا صوفيا" |publisher=Alhurra |language=ar |date=24 July 2022 }}</ref>


==References== ==References==

Revision as of 17:58, 5 December 2024

Place in Hama, Syria
Al-Suqaylabiyah السقيلبيه
Al-Suqaylabiyah is located in SyriaAl-SuqaylabiyahAl-SuqaylabiyahLocation in Syria
Coordinates: 35°22′11″N 36°22′48″E / 35.36972°N 36.38000°E / 35.36972; 36.38000
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictAl-Suqaylabiyah
SubdistrictAl-Suqaylabiyah
Elevation220 m (720 ft)
Population
 • Total17,313
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Al-Suqaylabiyah (Arabic: السقيلبيه, romanizedAs Suqailabiya) is a Greek Orthodox Christian Syrian city administratively belonging to Hama Governorate. Al-Suqaylabiyah is located at a height of 220 meters above sea level. According to the 2004 official census, the town has a population of 17,313.

History

The name goes back to the ancient Seleucia ad Belum, a town of Hellenistic foundation that was located almost at the same place. The site was abandoned during the Middle Ages.

Ottoman period

Suqaylabiyah was reestablished in the late 18th century by Greek Orthodox Christians who had emigrated from the Hauran region in southern Syria to escape persecution by the Ottoman authorities. The emigrants first settled in Ayn al-Kurum, in the foothills of the largely Alawite Jabal Ansariya mountains for some time, before moving down to the site of al-Suqaylabiyah. They were joined in this enterprise by several Christian families from the Jabal Ansariya. In 1860, during the 1860 Syrian Civil War, local Bedouin tribes attacked al-Suqaylabiyah.

French Mandatory period

In 1933, al-Suqaylabiyah was a relatively large village of 3,400 inhabitants.

Post-independence

In July 2020, the Syrian government announced a plan to build a replica of the Hagia Sophia in al-Suqaylabiyah with Russian assistance as a reaction to its transformation into a mosque by Turkish authorities. Two years later, in July 2022, a missile attack during the church inauguration ceremony claimed two lives and left a dozen others injured.

References

  1. ^ Comité de l'Asie française 1933, p. 132.
  2. Douwes 2000, p. 38.
  3. "Russia to fund small-scale replica Hagia Sophia in Syria that will be used as a church". The Art Newspaper. 6 August 2020.
  4. سوريا.. قتلى وجرحى بقصف استهدف حفل افتتاح كنيسة "آيا صوفيا" (in Arabic). Alhurra. 24 July 2022.

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