District Al-Qusayr Time zone EET (UTC+3) Population 5,328 (2004) | Subdistrict Al-Qusayr Local time Wednesday 6:59 PM | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 75% Humidity | ||
Rablah (Arabic: ربلة; also spelled Rableh, Ribla or Ribleh) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Just east of the border with Lebanon, nearby localities include al-Nizariyah to the southwest, Zita al-Gharbiyah to the northwest, al-Qusayr to the north, Zira'ah to the northeast and Hisyah to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rableh had a population of 5,328 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Catholics.
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Map of Rablah, Syria
History
It is consideredto be the site of the ancient town of Riblah, whose tell is covered by a cemetery not far from the modern town.
References
Rablah Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA