Ghabaghib

Ghabaghib
غَبَاغِب
Town
Water well, Ghabaghib, 1965
Water well, Ghabaghib, 1965
Ghabaghib is located in Syria
Ghabaghib
Ghabaghib
Coordinates: 33°11′2″N 36°13′35″E / 33.18389°N 36.22639°E / 33.18389; 36.22639
Grid position264/287
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
DistrictAl-Sanamayn
SubdistrictGhabaghib
Elevation
710 m (2,329 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total11,802
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ghabaghib (Arabic: غَبَاغِب Ġabāġib; also spelled Ghabagheb) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located north of Daraa. Nearby localities include Muthabin to the southeast, al-Sanamayn to the south, Deir al-Bukht, Deir al-Adas to the east, Khan Dannun to the north and al-Qin to the northwest.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ghabaghib had a population of 11,802 in the 2004 census.[1] The town is also the administrative center of the Ghabaghib nahiyah which consists of thirteen villages with a combined population of 45,793.[1]