Al-Nabek

Coordinates: 34°01′N 36°43′E / 34.017°N 36.717°E / 34.017; 36.717
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An-Nabek
ٱلنَّبْك
Al-Nabek, Nabk
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An-Nabek or Al-Nabek (

Anti-Lebanon Mountains
near Nabek and dates back to at least the 6th century.

In the mid-19th century, the population was recorded as consisting mostly of

Sunni Muslims, Syriac Catholic and Melkite Catholic Christians.[2] In the mid-1940s, its 6,000 inhabitants were noted to be Sunni Muslims.[3]

History

An-Nabek has been mentioned by

Qalamoun offensive (July–August 2017), with many rebel fighters surrendering to government troops.[citation needed
]

Landmarks

Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi, the monastery of Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian, sits above the town to the east.

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 173
  3. ^ Le Strange, 1890, p. 511

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34°01′N 36°43′E / 34.017°N 36.717°E / 34.017; 36.717