Official Name: | Al-Sabinah |
Native Name: | السبينة |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
Subdivision Type3: | Nahiyah |
Subdivision Name3: | Babbila |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Population Total: | 62509 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.4339°N 36.2856°W |
Al-Sabinah (Arabic: السبينة) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus in the western Ghouta. Nearby localities include Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Darayya, Muadamiyat al-Sham, Sayyidah Zaynab, al-Hajar al-Aswad. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Sabinah had a population of 62,509 in the 2004 census.[1]
Al-Sabinah camp, a Palestinian refugee camp, was established beside the town in 1948.[2]