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Khabab
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Khabab () is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the as-Sanamayn District in the Daraa Governorate. It is situated 700 meters (2,300 ft) above sea level, about 57 km south of Damascus, in the Hauran plain. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Khabab had a population of 3,379 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic Christians.
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Khabab is a city and village located in Syria. It is situated within the As-Sanamayn Subdistrict of the Daraa Governorate. The settlement has an elevation of 700 meters above sea level and a population of 3,379. Its official name is خبب, and it uses the local dialing code 031.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Khabab
- Settlement.native_name
- خبب
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- The old abiba Khabab citadel001.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The old town of Khabab
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Syria
- Settlement.grid_position
- 269/271 PAL
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Daraa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sanamayn
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- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Sanamayn
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- Metric
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- خبب
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- As-Sanamayn Subdistrict
- Population
- 3379
- Elevation
- 700
- Official website
- www.chabab.sy
- Image
- The old abiba Khabab citadel001.jpg
- Dialing code
- 031
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- Commons category
- Khabab
- native label
- خبب
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ottoman era
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Religion
- Economy
- Culture
- Education
- Public infrastructure
- Religious buildings
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Sources
- External links
Khabab () is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the as-Sanamayn District in the Daraa Governorate. It is situated 700 meters (2,300 ft) above sea level, about 57 km south of Damascus, in the Hauran plain. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Khabab had a population of 3,379 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic Christians.
==Etymology== The old name of the town is Abiba, which in Aramaic and Syriac means a plain green grass.
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