Tell Shughayb Explained

Official Name:Tell Shughayb
Native Name:تل شغيب
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mount Simeon
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Mount Simeon
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:5110
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:36.1369°N 37.2414°W

Tell Shughayb (Arabic: تل شغيب, also transliterated Tel Shegheb and Tel Shghaib) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of Aleppo Governorate, located just southwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include al-Nayrab to the north, Tell Hasil to the east and as-Safira to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Tell Shughayb had a population of 5,110 in the 2004 census.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-1-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004