Al-Suqaylabiyah (Arabic: السقيلبيه As Suqailabiya) is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Hama Governorate. Al-Suqaylabiyah has an altitude of 220. It has a population of 17,313. The name goes back to the ancient Seleucia ad Belum, a town of hellenistic foundation that was located almost at the same place. The site was given up during the middle ages and repeopled at the beginning of the 19th century.
