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{{about|the Syrian village near Homs|the Azerbaijani village|Əbil|the business immigration lawyers group|Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers}} {{Infobox settlement   |official_name = Abil |other_name = Abel |native_name = آبل  |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |motto =  |image_skyline = |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Syria  |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize =250 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Syria  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria |subdivision_type1 = Governorate |subdivision_name1 = Homs |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Homs |subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict |subdivision_name3 = Homs |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 =  |population_as_of = 2004 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 2,873 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|34|38|14|N|36|40|34|E|region:SY|display=inline}} |website = |footnotes = }} '''Abil''' ({{langx|ar|آبل}}, also spelled '''Abel''' or '''Aabel''') is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 10 kilometers south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Nuqayrah and Kafr Aya to the north, Maskanah to the northeast, Judaydat al-Sharqiyah to the east, Shinshar to the southeast, Damina al-Sharqiyah to the south, al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah to the southwest and Qattinah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Abil had a population of 2,873 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-1-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120731052244/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-1-2004.htm |date=2012-07-31 }}. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.<ref>Smith, 1841, p. 176.</ref>

Abil is identified the Roman era settlement of Abila Lysaniae.<ref>Lipinski, 2000, p. 250.</ref> The medieval Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi visited the village in the 1220s, noting it was "A village of Hims, lying near the city, to the south, and about 2 miles distant."<ref>le Strange, 1890, p. 381.</ref>

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==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book|first=Edward|last=Lipinsky|title=The Aramaeans: Their Ancient History, Culture, Religion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rrMKKtiBBI4C&q=Tell+Rif'at|publisher=Peeters Publishers|year=2000|isbn=9042908599}} *{{cite book|first1=Eli|last1=Smith|first2=Edward|last2=Robinson|title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vt0uAAAAQAAJ&q=d'Helfaya|publisher=Crocker and Brewster|volume=3|year=1841}} *{{cite book|title=Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ENANAAAAIAAJ&q=Lajjun+Guy+le+Strange&pg=PA493 |first1=Guy|last1=le Strange|year=1890|publisher=Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund}} {{refend}}

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