Rablah ( ar, ربلة; also spelled Rableh, Ribla or Ribleh) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the

Homs Governorate Homs Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area differs in various sources, from to . It is thus geographic ...

, located southwest of Homs. Just east of the border with

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

, nearby localities include

al-Nizariyah Al-Nizariyya ar, النزارية, al-Nīzārīyya) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. It is situated off the Orontes River and at the northeastern border of Lebanon. Nearby l ...

to the southwest,

Zita al-Gharbiyah Zita al-Gharbiyah ( ar, زيتا الغربية, also spelled Zeita) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately north of the border with Lebanon. Nearby localities includ ...

to the northwest, al-Qusayr to the north, Zira'ah to the northeast and

Hisyah Hisyah ( ar, حِسْيَاء, Ḥisyāʾ, also spelled Hasya, Hasiyah, Hesa or Hessia) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located about 35 kilometers south of Homs. Situated on the M5 Highway between Hom ...

to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rableh had a population of 5,328 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly

Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually. The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Ca ...

History

It is considered to be the site of the ancient town of

Riblah The ancient town of Riblah, today a tell covered by a cemetery not far from the town of Ribleh on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon, was in biblical times located on the northern frontier of the land of Canaan. The site lies on the eas ...

( ), whose tell is covered by a cemetery not far from the modern town. In Roman times, the town also bore the name Daphne., citing

Targum Jonathan Targum Jonathan (), otherwise referred to as Targum Yonasan/Yonatan, is the official eastern ( Babylonian) targum (Aramaic translation) to the Nevi'im ("prophets"). It is not to be confused with " Targum Pseudo-Jonathan", an Aramaic translation o ...

and

References

Bibliography

* Populated places in al-Qusayr District Melkite Christian communities in Syria {{HomsSY-geo-stub