Khabab

Khabab (Arabic: خبب‎, Syriac: ܓܒܒ, Khababb) 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.

Khabab خبب
Veelage
Khabab Location in Sirie
Coordinates: 33°0′51.39″N 36°16′29.76″E
Kintra	Sirie
Govrenorate	Daraa Govrenorate
Destrict	Al-Sanamayn Destrict
Nahiyah	Al-Sanamayn
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population  (2004 census)
• Total	3,379
Website	http://www.chabab.sy/

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