Al-Ruhaybah
Al-Ruhaybah or Al-Ruhaibah (Arabic: الرحيبة) is a Syrian city in the Al-Qutayfah District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ar-Ruhaybah had a population of 30,450 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Al-Ruhaybah الرحيبة Al-Ruhaibah | |
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  Al-Ruhaybah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°44′36.9″N 36°42′04.2″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | al-Qutayfah |
| Subdistrict | ar-Ruhaybah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 30,450 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- Smith, 1841, p. 173.
Bibliography
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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