Jisr ash-Shughur
Jisr ash-Shughūr (Arabic: جِسْرُ ٱلشُّغُورِ, romanized: jisr aš-šuġūr, pronounced [dʒɪsr aʃ.ʃuˈɣuːr], also rendered as Jisser ash-Shughour and other spellings), known in antiquity as Seleucobelus (Greek: Σελευκόβηλος, romanized: Seleukóbēlos), is a city in the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. Situated at an altitude of 170 metres (560 ft) above sea level on the Orontes river, the city was inhabited by 44,322 people as of 2010. The inhabitants are mostly Sunni Muslims, with a significant Christian minority, mostly Greek Orthodox.
Jisr ash-Shughūr
جِسْرُ ٱلشُّغُورِ Seleucobelus | |
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Covered market in the old town of Jisr ash-Shughūr (2009) | |
Jisr ash-Shughūr Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°48′45.3071″N 36°19′3.3791″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib Governorate |
| District | Jisr ash-Shugur District |
| Subdistrict | Jist al-Shughur Subdistrict |
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| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44,322 |
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