Abu Qubays
أبو قبيس Qal'at Abu Qobeis | |
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Village | |
![]() Skyline of Abu Qubays fortress, 2004 | |
Coordinates: 35°14′10″N 36°18′52″E / 35.23611°N 36.31444°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Hama |
District | Al-Suqaylabiyah |
Subdistrict | Tell Salhab |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 758 |
Abu Qubays (Arabic: أبو قبيس also spelled Abu Qobeis, Abu Qubais or Bu Kubais; also known as Qartal) is a former medieval castle and currently an inhabited village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. It is situated in the al-Ghab plain, west of the Orontes River. Nearby localities include Daliyah 21 kilometers to the west,[1] al-Laqbah to the south, Deir Shamil to the southeast, Tell Salhab to the northeast and Nahr al-Bared further northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Abu Qubays had a population of 758 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[3][4]
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