Taybat al-Imam

Taybat al-Imam
طيبة الإمام
Tayyibat al-Imam
Village
Taybat al-Imam is located in Syria
Taybat al-Imam
Taybat al-Imam
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°15′58″N 36°42′41″E / 35.26611°N 36.71139°E / 35.26611; 36.71139
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictSuran
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
24,105

Taybat al-Imam (Arabic: طيبة الإمام, also spelled Tayyibat al-Imam or Taibet el-Imam) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 18 kilometers northwest of Hama.[1] Nearby localities include Halfaya and Mhardeh to the west, Lataminah to the northwest, Mork to the north, Suran to the east, Maar Shahhur to the southeast, Qamhana to the south and Khitab to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Taybat al-Imam had a population of 24,105 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3]

  1. ^ Darke, 2010, p. 145.
  2. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  3. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 178