Idlib
Sign in to saveIdlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevation of nearly above sea level, and is southwest of Aleppo. It is located near the border with Turkey.
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Idlib is a city in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border that serves as the capital of the Idlib Governorate. Its location in this border region has made it strategically significant in Syrian geography and politics.
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Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevation of nearly above sea level, and is southwest of Aleppo. It is located near the border with Turkey.
==History== A Neolithic settlement dating back to 8500 BCE was identified at Tell Ain el-Kerkh, near Idlib. The Ebla tablets (2350 BCE) mention the city of (du-ḫu-la-bu6-um "Duhulabum") which is most probably located at Idlib as suggested by Michael Astour and Douglas Frayne; a similarity exists between the sounds of the ancient and modern names. In the tablets, Duhulabuum is 22 km south of "Unqi" which might correspond to the modern village of Kaukanya/Kukaniyeh (), located approximately 22 km north of Idlib (see Dead Cities). Thutmose III also mentioned the city with the name Ytḥb.