Idlib

Idlib إِدْلِب
City
Typical grove in one of the valleys surrounding Idlib (2009).
Idlib Location of Idlib within Syria
Coordinates: 35°56′N 36°38′E / 35.933°N 36.633°E / 35.933; 36.633
Country	Syria
Governorate	Idlib
District	Idlib
Subdistrict	Idlib
Control	Syrian Salvation Government
Government
• Governor	Atef Ghanem al-Naddaf
Area
• Total	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2010 census[1])
• Total	165,000
Demonym(s)	English: Idlibian Arabic: إدلبي, romanized: Idlibi
Area code	23
Geocode	C3871
Climate	Csa
Website	eIdleb

Idlib (Arabic: إِدْلِب, romanized: ʾIdlib, pronounced [ʔid.lib]; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevation of nearly 500 meters (1,600 ft) above sea level, and is 59 kilometers (37 mi) southwest of Aleppo. The city was taken over by Syrian revolution at the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, and by 2017 was the seat of the Syrian Salvation Government.