Abila Lysaniou
Abila Lysaniou or Abila Lysaniae or Abila was an ancient city, on the Abana River and capital of ancient Abilene, Coele-Syria.- Type: Village with 3,680 residents
- Description: capital of ancient Abilene, northwest of Damascus, Syria
- Also known as: “Claudia Leucas”, “Leukas”, “Soûq Ouâdi Barad”, “Souq Ouâdi Barada”, “Souq Wadi Barada”, “Suq Wadi Barada”, “Sūq Wādī Baradá”, and “Wadi Barada”
- Historically known as: “Abila”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nabi Habeel Mosque.
Nabi Habeel Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Toushiro, Public domain.
The Nabi Habeel Mosque, or "Mosque of the Prophet Abel", is a shrine and Shi'ia mosque dedicated to Habeel, located on the west mountains of Damascus, near the Zabadani Valley, overlooking the villages of the Barada river, in Syria, the Levant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qura al-Sham and Buqein.
Qura al-Sham
Village
Photo: Exmak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qura al-Sham is a Syrian village in the Qudsaya District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qura al-Sham had a population of 1,067 in the 2004 census. Until 2024, the village was known as Qura al-Assad. Qura al-Sham is situated 8 km south of Abila Lysaniou.
Buqein
Village
Baqin or Buqayn is a Syrian village in the Al-Zabadani District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Baqin had a population of 1,866 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. Buqein is situated 8 km north of Abila Lysaniou.
Abila Lysaniou
- Categories: archaeological site and locality
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.62515° or 33° 37′ 31″ northLongitude
36.10806° or 36° 6′ 29″ eastPopulation
3,680Elevation
1,004 metres (3,294 feet)Open location code
8G5RJ4G5+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 573518938OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
163917Wikidata ID
Q3106439
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Spanish—“Abila Lysaniou” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἄβιλα”
- Arabic: “أبيلا ليسانيو”
- Arabic: “سوق وادي بردى”
- Catalan: “Abilene”
- Dutch: “Abila Lysaniou”
- French: “Souq Ouadi Barada”
- French: “Suq Wadi Barada”
- German: “Suk Wadi Barada”
- Greek: “Άβιλα Λυσανίου”
- Latin: “Abila Lysaniae”
- Polish: “Abilena Lizaniasza”
- Portuguese: “Abila de Lisânias”
- Portuguese: “Ábila de Lisânias”
- Portuguese: “Abila Lysaniae”
- Portuguese: “Abila Lysaniou”
- Portuguese: “Abila”
- Portuguese: “Diocese de Abila Lysaniou”
- Russian: “Сук-Вади-Барада”
- Spanish: “Abila de Lisanias”
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