Khabab

Khabab (, Syriac: ܓܒܒ, ) is a toun locatit in soothren Sirie in the glen Hauran, locatit in the Daraa Govrenorate. Khabab is 36 mile awa frae Soothern Damascus. The auld name o the toun is Abiba in the auld Sirie leids Aramaic, Syriac, (Assyrian), it means a plain green grass.

Population
The population inside the toun is 10,000 an aroond 40,000 who are livin ootside Sirie, maist o them are scattered atween, Fraunce, USA, Brazil, an Australie.

The population o Khabab are Christians an follae the Melkite Greek Catholic Kirk (Byzantine). see the wab steid o Khabab for mair information http://www.khabab.com

Leid
The maist common leid spoken is Arabic. Ither leids include French an the oreeginal leid o the kirk is Greek. Inglis is beginnin tae become mair commonly spoken.

Airchitectur
There are fower kirks in Khabab: S't Mary, S't Tarez, S't Elliot, S't Mikeal, an there is a cathedral an a convent o Sisters o Love.

Sources
khabab.net
khabab toun steid

Category:Populatit places in Al-Sanamayn Destrict