Rabah, Syria

Rabah رباح
Village
Rabah Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°49′0″N 36°23′0″E / 34.81667°N 36.38333°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs
District	Homs
Subdistrict	al-Qabu
Elevation	763 m (2,503 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	2,341

Rabah (Arabic: رباح‎‎) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of the city of Homs. Nearby localities include Muklous to the west, Hawash and Zweitina to the southwest, Shin to the southeast, al-Mahfurah to the east, al-Qabu, Syria to the northeast and Fahel to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rabah had a population of 2,341 in 2004.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians.^[2]

References

1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
2. Smith, 1841, p. 181.

Bibliography

• Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. 3. Crocker and Brewster.