Sabaa Biyar
Al-Sabe' Biyar
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Al-Sabe' Biyar, also spelled Saba'a Biar, or Sabaa Biyar (
al-Waleed border crossing with Iraq, with no other localities in its vicinity. It is the administrative center and only locality in the al-Sabe' Biyar nahiyah ("subdistrict"). According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sabe' Biyar had a population of 395 in the 2004 census.[1]
In early May 2017, the town was reported to have been
ISIL militants had pulled out of the area.[2]
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Syrian army sends reinforcements towards border with Iraq - rebels Reuters, May 15, 2017.