En-Nabq [1] [2] , En-Nebq [3] [4] ( Arabic. النبك ) is a Syrian city, administratively owned by Damascus governorate. It is located 81 kilometers (50 miles ) north of Damascus and south of Homs . It occupies 35th place among the largest cities in Syria . The monastery of St. Moses , located in Antilivan , near En-Nabq, dates from the 6th century AD. [5] The city is mainly inhabited by Sunni Muslims, Catholics and Syrian Christians. [6]
| City | |
| Nabq | |
|---|---|
| Arab. النبك | |
| A country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Damascus |
| Area | Nabq |
| History and Geography | |
| First mention | 12th century |
| Square | 0.001255 km² |
| Center height | |
| Climate type | Mediterranean |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 52,502 people ( 2007 ) |
| Denominations | Muslims are Sunnis |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +963 |
| Al Nabk.com (ar) | |
Content
History
Al-Nabq was mentioned by Arab geographers at the turn of the XII-XIII centuries. Ibn Jubair wrote that this settlement north of Damascus is "with plenty of water and wide arable land." Yakut al-Hamawi left a note in 1225 : [7]
It is a nice village with all amenities. Here is a curious autumn, which becomes cold at the end of summer, while the water remains crystal clear.
Attractions
To the west of the city is the Deir Maar Moussa Al-Khabashi Monastery, also known as the Monastery of St. Moses of Abyssin. [five]
Population
| Year | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 2003 | 2012 |
| Population | 10 435 [8] | 14 985 [8] | 19 521 [8] | 46 357 [8] [9] | 57 211 [8] [9] |
Famous Natives
- Monzer Al-Kassar - an arms dealer
Notes
- ↑ Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean, Iraq // Atlas of the world / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 1999; open Ed .: T.G. Novikova , T.M. Vorobyova . - 3rd ed., Eras., Fr. in 2002 with diaposes. 1999 - M .: Roskartografiya, 2002. - S. 176-177. - ISBN 5-85120-055-3 .
- ↑ Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Jordan // World Atlas / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2009; ch. ed. G.V. Pozdnyak . - M .: PKO "Cartography": Onyx, 2010. - S. 120. - ISBN 978-5-85120-295-7 (Cartography). - ISBN 978-5-488-02609-4 (Onyx).
- ↑ Southwest Asia // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2000; ch. ed. N. N. Polunkina; open ed. N.V. Smurova. - M .: Roskartografiya: Onyks, 2000. - S. 194-195. - ISBN 5-85576-095-2 .
- ↑ En-Nabq // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 448.
- ↑ 1 2 “An Nabk City - Syria” Homs Online
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 173.
- ↑ le Strange, 1890, p. 511.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 World Gazetteer: Al-Nabek (English)
- ↑ 1 2 alleged
Literature
- Smith, Eli. Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838 / Eli Smith, Edward Robinson. - Crocker and Brewster, 1841. - Vol. 3.
- le Strange, Guy (1890), Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from AD 650 to 1500 , Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund , < https://books.google.com/?id=ENANAAAAIAAJ&pg= PA493 & dq = Lajjun + Guy + le + Strange >