Rablah
| Rablah ربلة | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Rablah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°27′7″N 36°33′24″E / 34.45194°N 36.55667°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Al-Qusayr |
| Subdistrict | Al-Qusayr |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 5,328 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+3) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+2) |
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.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Catholics.[2][3]
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.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 176.
- ↑ Choufi, Firas. On the Frontline of the Battle for Syria’s Lebanese Villages. 2013-03-02.
- ↑ Avraham Negev and Shimon Gibson (2001). Riblah. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (New York and London: Continuum). p. 435. ISBN 0-8264-1316-1.
- ↑ "Riblah". Watchtower Online Library. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ↑ Ferrell Jenkins (2 March 2009). "Riblah in the land of Hamath". Ferrell's Travel Blog. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
Bibliography
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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