Saraqib
Sign in to saveSaraqib ( also spelled Saraqeb) is a city in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate, located east of Idlib. During the course of the Syrian Civil War, the city fell to rebel forces in 2012 and was recaptured by the Syrian Army in 2020. The city was captured by the Syrian Salvation Government during the 2024 Northwestern Syria offensive.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Saraqib
- Settlement.other_name
- Saraqeb
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Idlib
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Idlib
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Saraqib
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Control
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 34231
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- سراقب
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Saraqib Subdistrict
- Population
- 39901
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Dialing code
- 85
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- سراقب
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- Saraqib
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Saraqib ( also spelled Saraqeb) is a city in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate, located east of Idlib. During the course of the Syrian Civil War, the city fell to rebel forces in 2012 and was recaptured by the Syrian Army in 2020. The city was captured by the Syrian Salvation Government during the 2024 Northwestern Syria offensive.
It has an elevation of 370 meters above sea level. The ancient site of Ebla is situated five kilometers south of the city. Nearby localities include Mardikh and Maar Dibsah to the south, Tronba and al-Nayrab to the west, Sarmin to the northwest, Taftanaz to the north, Talhiyah to the northeast, Tell Touqan to the east and Kafr Amim to the southeast. The M4 and M5 motorways intersect near Saraqib.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saraqib” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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