Rablah
ربلة | |
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Village | |
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 | UTC+3 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( EEST) |
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 Greek Catholics. [2] [3] [4]
It is considered to be the site of the ancient town of Riblah ( Numbers 34:11 ), whose tell is covered by a cemetery not far from the modern town. [5] [6] In Roman times, the town also bore the name Daphne. [7]
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