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 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
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, located west of
Hama. 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 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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