Aqarib

Aqarib
عقارب
Aqarib al-Safiyah
Village
Aqarib

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 35°06′15″N 37°12′38″E / 35.104133°N 37.210547°ECoordinates: 35°06′15″N 37°12′38″E / 35.104133°N 37.210547°E
Country  Syria
Governorate Hama Governorate
District Al-Salamiyah District
Nahiyah Sabburah
Population (2004)
  Total 3,830
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Aqarib (Arabic: عقارب) also known as Aqarib al-Safiyah (Arabic: عقارب الصافية) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Hama at the edge of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include al-Salamiyah and Tell al-Tut to the southwest, Uqayribat to the southeast and Sabburah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Aqarib had a population of 3,830 in the 2004 census.[1]

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