City · Syria
Al Bāb
Al-Bab is a Syrian city, administratively belonging to the Aleppo Governorate. Al-Bab is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Aleppo, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Turkish border, and has an area of 30 square kilometres. Al-Bab has an altitude of 471 metres. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 63,069 in 2004. The population has surged to about 100,000 during the Syrian Civil War.
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- Population: 130,745.
- Area: 30 sq km.
- Timezone: Asia/Damascus.