an-Nabk
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النبك an-Nabk |
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 2 ′ N , 36 ° 44 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Syria | ||
| Rif Dimashq | |||
| District | an-Nabk | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | SY-RD | ||
| height | 1255 m | ||
| Residents | 32,548 (2004) | ||
An-Nabk ( Arabic النبك, also an-Nabek ) is a city in the Rif Dimashq governorate in southwest Syria . The city has about 32,548 inhabitants (2004 census). The majority of the residents are Sunnis , Syrian Catholics or Orthodox Christians .
The city is located north of Damascus in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains at an altitude of 1255 meters. The Christian monastery Dair Mar Musa al-Habaschi is located near the city .
The 1981 census counted 19,521 residents.