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Al-Sabinah السبينة |
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| Village | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′2″N 36°17′8″E / 33.43389°N 36.28556°E | |
| Country |
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| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
| Nahiyah | Babbila |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 62,509 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Sabinah (Arabic: السبينة) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus in the western Ghouta. Nearby localities include Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Darayya, Muadamiyat al-Sham, Sayyidah Zaynab, al-Hajar al-Aswad. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Sabinah had a population of 62,509 in the 2004 census. A Palestinian refugee camp was established in the town in 1948.