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Al-Qabu, Syria

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This article is about the town in Syria. For the depopulated Palestinian Arab village, see al-Qabu.
Al-Qabu
القبو
Kabu
Town
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
SubdistrictAl-Qabu
Elevation
542 m (1,778 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total4,870
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Al-Qabu (Arabic: القبو, also spelled Kabu) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Shinyah to the north, Taldou and Kafr Laha to the northeast, Sharqliyya to the east, al-Mahfurah to the south, Rabah to the southwest and Fahel to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qabu had a population of 4,870 in the 2004 census.[1] The inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References

  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. Template:Ar icon
  2. ^ With Both Barrels. The Economist. 2012-06-16.


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