Al-Sahel

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]

Al-Sahel

السحل
Village
Al-Sahel
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°01′N 36°39′E
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictAn-Nabek District
NahiyahAn-Nabek
Elevation
1,499 m (4,918 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
  Total5,677
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Nearby cities and towns

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

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

  1. 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

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


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