Khabab

Khabab (Arabic: خبب, Syriac: ܟܚܐܒܐܒ, Khababb) is a town located in southern Syria in the Hauran plain, part of the Daraa Governorate, 57 km (~36 miles) south of Damascus and about the same distance from the city of Daraa.

Khabab
خبب
Village
The old town of Khabab
Khabab
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°0′51.39″N 36°16′29.76″E
Grid position269/271 PAL
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
DistrictAl-Sanamayn
SubdistrictAl-Sanamayn
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)
  Total3,379
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://www.chabab.sy/

The old name of the town is Abiba, which in Aramaic and Syriac means a plain green grass.

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