Rableh
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Rablah ربلة |
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| Village | |
 Rablah
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| Coordinates: 34°27′7″N 36°33′24″E / 34.45194°N 36.55667°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Catholics.
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.
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