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Babīlā
City population
50,880
#31
in Syria
#5
in Rif-dimashq
#11,247
worldwide
33.471, 36.331 · 6 km from Damascus
About Babīlā
Babīlā is a city in Rif-dimashq, Syria with a population of 50,880. It is the 31st largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Syria, and the 11,247th largest worldwide. It lies 6 km from Damascus.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 17
Coordinates
33.471, 36.331
Record updated
6 May 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 88 in SyriaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.