Akoubar (Arabic: عكوبر) is a Syrian village in the Al-Tall District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Akoubar had a population of 563 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Akoubar
عكوبر
Village
Akoubar is located in Syria
Akoubar
Akoubar
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°44′33″N 36°28′01″E / 33.742389°N 36.466828°E / 33.742389; 36.466828
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictAl-Tall District
NahiyahSaidnaya
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total563
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References edit

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 172

Bibliography edit

  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.