Rabu′ (, also spelled Rabho) is a
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
n village located in the
Masyaf Subdistrict
Masyaf Subdistrict () is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Masyaf District in Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Masyaf Subdistrict had a population of 68,184 in the 2004 census. As of July 2023, the pop ...
in
Masyaf District
Masyaf District ( ') is a district (mantiqah) administratively belonging to Hama Governorate, Syria. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 169,341. Its capital city, administrative centre is the city of Masyaf.
Sub-districts
The district of ...
, located west of
Hama
Hama ( ', ) is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located north of Damascus and north of Homs. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. With a population of 996,000 (2023 census), Hama is one o ...
. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rabu′ had a population of 2,288 in the 2004 census.
Rabu' is the site of the ancient
Assyrian fortress town of Aribna, part of
Lubama. It was where the Assyrian emperor
Ashurnasirpal I
Ashurnasirpal I (Aššur-nāṣir-apli I, inscribed m''aš-šur-''PAB-A, meaning "the god Assur is the protector of the heir") was the king of Assyria, 1049–1031 BC, and the 92nd to appear on the ''Assyrian Kinglist''. He was the son and successo ...
lodged when the
Lukuti area was ravaged.
[Boulanger, 1966, p. 369.]
The tomb of a holy man who was widely venerated in the Masyaf area is located in Rabu'. According to local folklore, "only a man with a clear conscience" could pass through its entrance.
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Populated places in Masyaf District
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