Al-Sabboura Explained

Al-Sabboura should not be confused with Sabburah.

Official Name:Al-Sabboura
Native Name:الصبورة
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Qatana District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Qatana
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:10969
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.5151°N 36.1259°W

Al-Sabboura (Arabic: الصبورة) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Sabboura had a population of 10,969 in the 2004 census.[1]

Syrian civil war

See also: Syrian civil war and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022).

On 13 October 2022, 18 Syrian military personnel were killed and 27 others were injured after a Syrian military bus was bombed on a road in the village.[2]

External links

33.5151°N 36.1259°W

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209020400/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-31-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Web site: Military bus blast in Syria kills 18 soldiers: State media. Al Jazeera. 13 October 2022.