Al-Jabbul

Al-Jabbul
الجبول
Al-Jabbul

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 36°04′48″N 37°30′59″E / 36.08000°N 37.51639°E / 36.08000; 37.51639
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo Governorate
District Dayr Hafir District
Subdistrict Kuwayris Sharqi
Population (2004)
  Total 1,783

Al-Jabbul (Arabic: الجبول) is a city in the Aleppo Governorate, Syria to the north of saline lake called Sabkhat al-Jabbul.

Etymology

The city's name is derived from Gabbula which was a Bishopric seat during the Byzantine era.[1]

References

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