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As-Safira ( ar, السَّفِيْرَة / 
400
/ref> (), not ''as-Safira'' (), which indicates that the definite article in the modern spelling is a result of hypercorrection. As-Safira was known in pre-Islamic times as Sipri.Ball, Warwick (2006) "The desert edges" ''Syria: A Historical And Architectural Guide'' Interlink Publishing Group, Northampton, Massachusetts, page 157, HistoriansNotably Dossin and Lewy, see Sasson, Jack M. (1966
"A Sketch of North Syrian Economic Relations in the Middle Bronze Age"
''Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient'' 9(3): pp. 161–181, page 169, note 2 have suggested that the name ''Sipri'' may have come from the Akkadian word ''siparru'' meaning "bronze", which might indicate that copper was mined and bronze was worked there.
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: ''as-Safīrah''; Aleppo dialect: ''Sfīre'') is a Syrian city administratively belonging to the Aleppo Governorate
Aleppo Governorate ( ar, محافظة حلب / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥalab'' / ) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is the most populous governorate in Syria with a population of more than 4,867,000 (2011 Est.), almost 23% of t ...
. It is the administrative center for the as-Safira District
as-Safira District ( ar, منطقة السفيرة, manṭiqat as-Safīrah) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of as-Safira. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 178,293.
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. As Safīrah has an altitude of , and a population of 106,382 , making it the 11th largest city per geographical entity in Syria.
Name
Medieval geographerYaqut al-Hamawi
Yāqūt Shihāb al-Dīn ibn-ʿAbdullāh al-Rūmī al-Ḥamawī (1179–1229) ( ar, ياقوت الحموي الرومي) was a Muslim scholar of Byzantine Greek ancestry active during the late Abbasid period (12th-13th centuries). He is known for ...
spells the name ''Asfīrah''le Strange, 1890, p400
/ref> (), not ''as-Safira'' (), which indicates that the definite article in the modern spelling is a result of hypercorrection. As-Safira was known in pre-Islamic times as Sipri.Ball, Warwick (2006) "The desert edges" ''Syria: A Historical And Architectural Guide'' Interlink Publishing Group, Northampton, Massachusetts, page 157, HistoriansNotably Dossin and Lewy, see Sasson, Jack M. (1966
"A Sketch of North Syrian Economic Relations in the Middle Bronze Age"
''Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient'' 9(3): pp. 161–181, page 169, note 2 have suggested that the name ''Sipri'' may have come from the Akkadian word ''siparru'' meaning "bronze", which might indicate that copper was mined and bronze was worked there.
History
Since ancient times the city has been the distribution point for salt gathered from the nearby Sabkhat al-Jabbul.Climate
As-Safira has acold semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...
(Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
: ''BSk'').
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Bibliography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Safirah Cities in Syria Populated places in al-Safira District