Aqrab
Aqrab
عقرب Akrab | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Arab transcription(s) | |
| • English | "The Scorpion" |
Aqrab Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′11″N 36°27′25″E / 34.93639°N 36.45694°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hirbnafsah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 8,422 |
Aqrab (Arabic: عقرب, also spelled Akrab; Turkish: Akrep) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, under the Hama District, in the Hirbnafsah sub district, located southwest of Hama at the governorate border with Homs. Nearby localities include Nisaf and Baarin to the west, Awj to the southwest, Qarmas to the south, Taldou and Houla to the southeast, Talaf and the subdistrict (nahiyah) center Hirbnafsah to the east, Bisin and Jidrin to the northeast and al-Bayyadiyah to the northwest.