Rablah

 ( Populated Places In Al-qusayr District ) 

Rablah (; 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. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly .Smith, 1841, p. 176.Choufi, Firas. On the Frontline of the Battle for Syria’s Lebanese Villages. 2013-03-02.

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History It is considered to be the site of the ancient town of Riblah ( ), whose tell is covered by a cemetery not far from the modern town.

Avraham Negev and Shimon Gibson (2025). 9780826413161, Continuum. ISBN 9780826413161

In Roman times, the town also bore the name Daphne., citing Targum Jonathan and

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