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==History== ==History==
The name goes back to the ancient ], a town of Hellenistic 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.<ref>Douwes, 2000, p. 38.</ref> 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.<ref>Douwes, 2000, p. 38.</ref>


==References== ==References==

Revision as of 03:12, 28 February 2017

Place in Hama, Syria
Al-Suqaylabiyah السقيلبيه
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictAl-Suqaylabiyah
SubdistrictAl-Suqaylabiyah
Elevation220 m (720 ft)
Population
 • Total17,313
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Al-Suqaylabiyah (Template:Lang-ar As Suqailabiya) is an Eastern 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 given up during the Middle Ages and repopulated at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1860 local Bedouin tribes attacked al-Suqaylabiyah.

References

  1. Douwes, 2000, p. 38.

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