Al-Sahel Explained

Official Name:Al-Sahel
Native Name:السحل
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:An-Nabek District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:An-Nabek
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:5677
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.0167°N 75°W
Elevation M:1499

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]

Nearby cities and towns

City-VillageDistanceDirection
Ma`arrat al Bash 3.5 nm West
Flitah (Meshrefah)2.7 nmWest
al-Jarajir4.1 nmNorth
An-Nabek5.0 nmEast
Ras al-Ayn4.1 nmSouth
3.4 nmSouth

Weather

SeasonTemperature, °CRainfall, cmWind, km/h
Fall15.30.85
Winter2.52.75.5
Spring13.50.06
Summer22.50.05

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191216044712/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-24-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. [Eli Smith|Smith]