Khabab
خبب | |
|---|---|
 The old town of Khabab | |
  Khabab Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°0′51.39″N 36°16′29.76″E / 33.0142750°N 36.2749333°E | |
| Grid position | 269/271 PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Al-Sanamayn |
| Subdistrict | Al-Sanamayn |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 3,379 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.chabab.sy/ |
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.
The old name of the town is Abiba, which in Aramaic and Syriac means a plain green grass.[citation needed]