Al-Ruhaybah (original) (raw)
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Place in Rif Dimashq, Syria
| Al-Ruhaybah الرحيبةAl-Ruhaibah | |
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  Al-RuhaybahLocation in Syria |
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| Coordinates: 33°44′36.9″N 36°42′04.2″E / 33.743583°N 36.701167°E / 33.743583; 36.701167 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | al-Qutayfah |
| Subdistrict | ar-Ruhaybah |
| Control | Syrian Free Army |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 30,450 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
A mosque in Al-Ruhaybah (2001)
Al-Ruhaybah or Al-Ruhaibah (Arabic: الرحيبة) is a Syrian city in the Al-Qutayfah District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ar-Ruhaybah had a population of 30,450 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 173