| Official Name: | Aqarib |
| Native Name: | عقارب |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Syria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
| Coordinates: | 35.1041°N 37.2105°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hama |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Salamiyah |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sabburah |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 3,830 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Aqarib (Arabic: عقارب, also known as Aqarib al-Safiyah (Arabic: عقارب الصافية) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located east of Hama at the edge of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Salamiyah and Tell al-Tut to the southwest, Uqayribat to the southeast and Sabburah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Aqarib had a population of 3,830 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Ismailis.
Aqarib was founded in the late 19th century by Ismaili migrants from the area of Shaizar, a town west of Hama. The Ismailis had been evicted from their homes by a prominent landowning family based in Hama who owned the area around Shaizar. Part of the reason the migrants chose to settle in Aqarib was its proximity to Salamiyah, the center of Ismaili life in Syria.