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'''Al-Qabu''' ({{lang-ar| |
'''Al-Qabu''' ({{lang-ar|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, Syria|Rabah]] to the southwest and [[Fahel, Syria|Fahel]] to the west. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), al-Qabu had a population of 4,870 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://archive.today/20121220184336/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-11-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Homs Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> The inhabitants are predominantly [[Alawite]]s.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/21556952 With Both Barrels]. ''[[The Economist]]''. 2012-06-16.</ref><ref>[[Eli Smith|Smith]], in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/180/mode/1up 180]</ref> |
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*{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=[[Crocker & Brewster]]|volume=3}} |
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[[Category:Towns in Syria]] |
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[[Category:Alawite communities in Syria]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:19, 26 November 2021
Al-Qabu
القبو Kabu | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 34°50′38″N 36°27′11″E / 34.84389°N 36.45306°E | |
Land | Syria |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Homs |
Subdistrict | Al-Qabu |
Elevation | 542 m (1,778 ft) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 4,870 |
Time zone | UTC+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]- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ With Both Barrels. The Economist. 2012-06-16.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180
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