Al-Sabe' Biyar, also spelled Saba'a Biar, or Sabaa Biyar (
Arabic: السبع بيار) is a town in central
Syria, administratively part of the
Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of
Damascus. It is situated in the
Syrian Desert, in the Syrian part of the
Badia region, along the highway connecting
Dumayr in the west to the
al-Waleed border crossing with
Iraq, with no other localities in its vicinity. It is the administrative center and only locality in the al-Sabe' Biyar nahiyah ("subdistrict"). According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sabe' Biyar had a population of 395 in the 2004 census.[1]
History
In early May 2017, the town was reported to have been
retaken by the Syrian government forces, shortly after the
ISIL militants had pulled out of the area.[2]
Al-Sabe' Biyar, also spelled Saba'a Biar, or Sabaa Biyar (
Arabic: السبع بيار) is a town in central
Syria, administratively part of the
Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of
Damascus. It is situated in the
Syrian Desert, in the Syrian part of the
Badia region, along the highway connecting
Dumayr in the west to the
al-Waleed border crossing with
Iraq, with no other localities in its vicinity. It is the administrative center and only locality in the al-Sabe' Biyar nahiyah ("subdistrict"). According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sabe' Biyar had a population of 395 in the 2004 census.[1]
History
In early May 2017, the town was reported to have been
retaken by the Syrian government forces, shortly after the
ISIL militants had pulled out of the area.[2]
Syria
