Al-Qabu, Syria

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Al-Qabu
القبو
Kabu
Town
Al-Qabu is located in Syria
Al-Qabu
Al-Qabu
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°50′38″N 36°27′11″E / 34.84389°N 36.45306°E / 34.84389; 36.45306
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
SubdistrictAl-Qabu
Elevation
542 m (1,778 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total4,870
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Al-Qabu (Arabic: القبو, also spelled Kabu) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Shinyah to the north, Taldou and Kafr Laha to the northeast, Sharqliyya to the east, al-Mahfurah to the south, Rabah to the southwest and Fahel to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qabu had a population of 4,870 in the 2004 census.[1] The inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ With Both Barrels. The Economist. 2012-06-16.
  3. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180

Bibliography[edit]

  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.