Al-Sahel
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Al-Sahel
السحل | |
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Coordinates: 34°01′N 36°39′E / 34.017°N 36.650°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | An-Nabek District |
Nahiyah | An-Nabek |
Elevation | 1,499 m (4,918 ft) |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 5,677 |
Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
Al-Sahel (Arabic: السحل, also transliterated As-Sahel and As-Sehel) is a Syrian village in the An-Nabek District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sahel had a population of 5,677 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Nearby cities and towns
[edit]City-Village | Distance | Direction |
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Ma`arrat al Bash | 3.5 nm | West |
Flitah (Meshrefah) | 2.7 nm | West |
al-Jarajir | 4.1 nm | North |
An-Nabek | 5.0 nm | East |
Ras al-Ayn | 4.1 nm | South |
Yabroud | 3.4 nm | South |
Weather
[edit]Season | Temperature, °C | Rainfall, cm | Wind, km/h |
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Fall | 15.3 | 0.8 | 5 |
Winter | 2.5 | 2.7 | 5.5 |
Spring | 13.5 | 0.0 | 6 |
Summer | 22.5 | 0.0 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 173
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