Aqarib

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Aqarib (Arabic: عقارب), also known as Aqarib al-Safiyah (Arabic: عقارب الصافية), is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Salamiyah District of the Hama Governorate. It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Hama and 17 kilometers (11 mi) east of Salamiyah, on the margin of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Salamiyah and Tell al-Tut to the southwest, Uqayribat to the southeast and Sabburah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Aqarib had a population of 3,830 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Ismailis.