Al-Qabu (Arabic: القبو, also spelled Kabu) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Shinyah to the north, Taldou and Kafr Laha to the northeast, Sharqliyya to the east, al-Mahfurah to the south, Rabah to the southwest and Fahel to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qabu had a population of 4,870 in the 2004 census.[1] The inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2][3]
Al-Qabu
القبو Kabu | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 34°50′38″N 36°27′11″E / 34.84389°N 36.45306°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Homs |
Subdistrict | Al-Qabu |
Elevation | 542 m (1,778 ft) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 4,870 |
Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | 3 |
References
edit- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ With Both Barrels. The Economist. 2012-06-16.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180
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