Sabaa Biyar Explained

Official Name:Al-Sabe' Biyar
Other Name:Saba'a Biar
Native Name:السبع بيار
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Douma
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Al-Sabe' Biyar
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:395
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:33.7797°N 37.6836°W

Al-Sabe' Biyar, also spelled Saba'a Biar, or Sabaa Biyar (Arabic: السبع بيار) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus. It is situated in the Syrian Desert, in the Syrian part of the Badia region, along the highway connecting Dumayr in the west to the al-Waleed border crossing with Iraq, with no other localities in its vicinity. It is the administrative center and only locality in the al-Sabe' Biyar nahiyah ("subdistrict"). According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sabe' Biyar had a population of 395 in the 2004 census.[1]

History

In early May 2017, the town was reported to have been retaken by the Syrian government forces, shortly after the ISIL militants had pulled out of the area.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200110160026/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-10-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170516191054/http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN18B013 Syrian army sends reinforcements towards border with Iraq - rebels