Al-Bab
الْبَاب Bab Biza'ah | |
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  Al-Bab Location of al-Bab in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°22′21″N 37°31′04″E / 36.3725°N 37.5178°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | al-Bab |
| Subdistrict | al-Bab |
| Control |  Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | 63,069 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Bab (Arabic: الْبَاب / ALA-LC: al-Bāb) is a city, de jure administratively belonging to the Aleppo Governorate of the Syrian Arab Republic. As of December 2016, the city is under the control of pro-Turkish militias, as part of the Turkish occupation of northern Syria. Al-Bab is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Aleppo, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Turkish border, and has an area of 30 square kilometres (12 square miles). Al-Bab has an altitude of 471 metres (1,545 feet). According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 63,069 in 2004.[1] The population has surged to about 100,000 during the Syrian Civil War.[2] Prior to the Syrian Civil War, al-Bab's inhabitants were composed of a Sunni Arab majority, and a Kurdish minority outside the city center.[3]
- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya al-Bab" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ "'Car bomb kills 51' near al-Bab in Syria". 24 February 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Who Will Take al-Bab?". The Washington Institute.