Abu al-Duhur أَبُو الظُّهُور Abu al-Ẓuhur Abu al-Thuhur | |
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Town | |
 Street scene in Abu al-Duhur, 2014 | |
  Abu al-Duhur Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°44′26″N37°2′48″E / 35.74056°N 37.04667°E /35.74056; 37.04667 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Idlib |
| Subdistrict | Abu al-Duhur |
| Control | Syrian transitional government[1] |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 10,694 |
Abu al-Duhur (Arabic:أَبُو الظُّهُور;ʾAbū aẓ-Ẓuhūr,also spelledAbu al-Thuhur) is a town in northwesternSyria on the edge of theSyrian Desert, administratively part of theIdlib Governorate, located about 45 kilometers south ofAleppo. Nearby localities includeTell Sultan andTell Kalbah to the northwest. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Abu al-Duhur had a population of 10,694 in the 2004 census. It is the center of anahiyah ("subdistrict") containing 26 localities with a combined population of 38,869 in 2004.[2]
Abu al-Duhur is the site of theAbu al-Duhur Military Airbase.[3] During theSyrian Civil War it was fought over in thesiege of Abu al-Duhur Airbase. The city was captured by opposition forces in 2012.
On 22 January 2018, the Syrian Army entered the town, before fully capturing it on the 29th.[4] On 30 November 2024, HTS rebels captured the city from the Syrian Army.
