Al-Suqaylabiyah
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| Al-Suqaylabiyah السقيلبيه |
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  Al-Suqaylabiyah
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| Coordinates: 35°22′11″N 36°22′48″E / 35.36972°N 36.38°E | |
| Kintra |  Sirie |
| Govrenorate | Hama Govrenorate |
| Destrict | Al-Suqaylabiyah Destrict |
| Hicht | 220 m (722 ft) |
| Indwallers (2008 est.) | |
| - Tot | 17,313 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Simmer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Al-Suqaylabiyah (Arabic: السقيلبيه As Suqailabiya) is a Greek Orthodox Christian Sirie ceety admeenistratively belangin tae Hama Govrenorate. Al-Suqaylabiyah is locatit at a hicht o 220 meters abuin sea level. Accordin tae the 2004 offeecial census, the toun haes a population of 17,313.
The name goes back tae the auncient Seleucia ad Belum, a toun o Hellenistic foondation that was locatit amaist at the same place. The steid wis given up durin the middle ages an repeopled at the beginnin o the 19t century.
