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Abil (Arabic: آبل, also spelled Abel or Aabel) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 10 kilometers south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Nuqayrah and Kafr Aya to the north, Maskanah to the northeast, Judaydat al-Sharqiyah to the east, Shinshar to the southeast, Damina al-Sharqiyah to the south, al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah to the southwest and Qattinah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Abil had a population of 2,873 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Abil
آبل
Abel
Village
Abil
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°38′14″N 36°40′34″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
SubdistrictHoms
Population
 (2004)
  Total2,873

Abil is identified the Roman era settlement of Abila Lysaniae.[3] The medieval Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi visited the village in the 1220s, noting it was "A village of Hims, lying near the city, to the south, and about 2 miles distant."[4]


References


  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Smith, 1841, p. 176.
  3. Lipinski, 2000, p. 250.
  4. le Strange, 1890, p. 381.

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