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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
Control Syrian Salvation Government
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 given up during the Middle Ages and repopulated at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1860 local Bedouin tribes attacked al-Suqaylabiyah.

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.

References

  1. "Amidst the withdrawal of regime forces from the city of Hama and its military airport, "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham" continues to advance in its countryside and takes control of new cities and towns". SOHR. 30 November 2024. p. Arabic. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  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.

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Al-Suqaylabiyah District
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