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Coordinates: 34°01′N 36°39′E / 34.017°N 36.650°E / 34.017; 36.650
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{{Short description|Village in Syria}}
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'''Al-Sahel''' ({{langx|ar|السحل}}, also transliterated As-Sahel and As-Sehel) is a [[Syria]]n village in the [[An-Nabek District]] of the [[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), al-Sahel had a population of 5,677 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://web.archive.org/web/20191216044712/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-24-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly [[Sunni Muslim]]s.<ref>[[Eli Smith|Smith]], in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/173/mode/1up 173]</ref>
'''As-Sehl''' (Arabic: السحل, also transliterated and As-Sehel) is a Syrian village in the [[Al-Nabk District|Qalamoun District]] of the [[Rif Dimashq Governorate]].


== Nearby Cities and Towns ==
== Nearby cities and towns ==
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| West
| West
|-
|-
| [[Flitah|Flitah (Meshrefah)]]
| Falita
| 2.7&nbsp;nm
| 2.7&nbsp;nm
| West
| West
|-
|-
| Jarajir
| [[al-Jarajir]]
| 4.1&nbsp;nm
| 4.1&nbsp;nm
| North
| North
|-
|-
| [[Al-Nabk]]
| [[An-Nabek]]
| 5.0&nbsp;nm
| 5.0&nbsp;nm
| East
| East
|-
|-
| [[Ras al-Ayn, Rif Dimashq Governorate|Ras al-Ayn]]
| Ra's al `Ayn
| 4.1 nm
| 4.1&nbsp;nm
| South
| South
|-
|-
| [[Yabrud]]
| [[Yabroud]]
| 3.4 nm
| 3.4&nbsp;nm
| South
| South


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! Season
! Season
! Temperature C
! Temperature, °C
! Rainfall CM
! Rainfall, cm
! Wind KM\H
! Wind, km/h
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| Fall
| Fall
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=http://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=[[Crocker & Brewster]]|volume=3}}
{{refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SY/8/As_Sahl.html As-Sahl Page]
* [https://www.fallingrain.com/world/SY/08/As_Sahl.html Al-Sahel Page]
* [http://sites.google.com/site/drahqa/AsSehel As-Sehl Site]
* [http://sites.google.com/site/drahqa/AsSehel Al-Sahel Site]


{{Rif Dimashq Governorate}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Al-Nabk District]]
[[Category:Populated places in An-Nabek District]]
[[Category:Villages in Syria]]




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Latest revision as of 11:58, 4 January 2025

Al-Sahel
السحل
Village
Al-Sahel is located in Syria
Al-Sahel
Al-Sahel
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°01′N 36°39′E / 34.017°N 36.650°E / 34.017; 36.650
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictAn-Nabek District
NahiyahAn-Nabek
Elevation
1,499 m (4,918 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
5,677
Time zoneUTC+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

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City-Village Distance Direction
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

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Season Temperature, °C Rainfall, cm Wind, km/h
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

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  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 173

Bibliography

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  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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