Banabil
village in Syria
Banabil (Arabic: بنابل, also spelled Benabel or Bnabel) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Harem District of the Idlib Governorate. Nearby localities include Harem to the west, Qalb Loze to the south, and the Turkish city of Reyhanli to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Banabil had a population of 542 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.
The public source identifies “Banabil” as village in Syria. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Banabil, village and Syria.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Banabil”, the useful work is to connect “village in Syria” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q21062172. Authority coordinates are 36.200, 36.562. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004.
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This entry incorporates text from “Banabil” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.