Deir Sunbul, Idlib Explained

Official Name:Deir Sunbul, Idlib
Native Name:دير سنبل
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:35.6992°N 36.6058°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Idlib
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ariha District
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Ihsim Nahiyah
Population Total:1751
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Blank Name Sec1:City Qrya Pcode
Blank Info Sec1:C4293

Deir Sunbul, Idlib (Arabic: دير سنبل) is a Syrian village located in Ihsim Nahiyah in Ariha District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Sunbul, Idlib had a population of 1751 in the 2004 census.[1] During the Syrian civil war, Deir Sunbul was occupied by Al Nusra and then Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an Al-Qaeda linked group, which destroyed a 5th or 6th century Byzantine villa in the archaeological site of Deir Sunbul on 5 October 2017.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2015-12-09.
  2. News: Incident Report Feature: Deir Sunbul (Der Sambil) Village. 2018-01-24. ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives. 2018-08-15. en-US.
  3. Web site: L'Oeuvre d'Orient.. 2017-10-19. 2017-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20171020083919/https://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/2017/10/11/syrie-destruction-dune-eglise-antique-province-didlib-communique-de-presse-de-mgr-gollnisch/. dead.