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Babbila

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Babbila
ببيلا
Babbila is located in Syria
Babbila
Babbila
Coordinates: 33°28′22″N 36°20′4″E / 33.47278°N 36.33444°E / 33.47278; 36.33444
CountrySyria Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictMarkaz Rif Dimashq
SubdistrictBabbila
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total50,880
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Babbila (Arabic: ببيلا, also spelled Bebbila) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located on the southern outskirts of Damascus to the east of the Yarmouk Camp. Nearby localities include al-Hajar al-Aswad, Jaramana, Sayyidah Zaynab, al-Sabinah and Yalda. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Babbila had a population of 50,880 in the 2004 census.[1] The town is also the administrative center of the Babbila nahiyah consisting of 13 towns and villages with a combined population of 341,625.[1]

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