Abil

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Abil is identified the Roman era settlement of Abila Lysaniae.[3] The medieval Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi visited the village in the 1220s, noting it was "A village of Hims, lying near the city, to the south, and about 2 miles distant."[4]

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  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. Template:In lang
  2. Smith, 1841, p. 176.
  3. Lipinski, 2000, p. 250.
  4. le Strange, 1890, p. 381.

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