Sabbura [1] ( Arabic: صبورة ) - a city in the west of central Syria , located in the governorate of Hama . It is part of the Salamia region. It is the center of the same name Nakhi.
| City | |
| Sabbura | |
|---|---|
| Arab. صبورة | |
| A country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| Area | Salamia |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 508 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 7141 people ( 2004 ) |
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Geographical position
The city is located in the central part of the governorate, at an altitude of 508 meters above sea level [2] .
Sabbura is located approximately 35 kilometers (in a straight line) east of Hama , the provincial capital, and 194 kilometers northeast of Damascus , the country's capital.
Population
According to the official census of 2004, the population of the city was 7141 people (3588 men and 3553 women). There were 1,458 households [3] . In the confessional composition of the population, the Alawites prevail [4] .
Transport
National highway 42 passes through the city. The nearest civilian airport is Aleppo International Airport [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Syria. Reference card (scale 1: 1 000 000). - GUGK, 1977
- ↑ 1 2 Sabburah, Syria Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer.
- ↑ Data from the official 2004 census (ar.) (Link not available - history ) . Central Bureau of Statistics Syria.
- ↑ The Conflict in the Town of Salamiyah A Model for the Formation of 'Mafias' in Syria . www.drsc-sy.org . Democratic Republic Studies Center (September 2015). Date of treatment November 9, 2016.