Khabab
Khabab
خبب | |
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The old town of Khabab | |
Khabab Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°0′51.39″N 36°16′29.76″E / 33.0142750°N 36.2749333°E | |
| Grid position | 269/271 PAL |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Sanamayn |
| Subdistrict | Sanamayn |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 3,379 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Khabab (Arabic: خبب) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the as-Sanamayn District in the Daraa Governorate. It is situated 700 meters (2,300 ft) above sea level, about 57 km south of Damascus, in the Hauran plain. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Khabab had a population of 3,379 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic Christians.