Al-Rabiaa (Arabic: الربيعة, also spelled al-Rabie or Rabi'a) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, west of Hama. Nearby localities include Tayzin and Matnin to the east, Kafr al-Tun to the north, Umm al-Tuyur to the northwest, Deir al-Salib to the west, Billin to the southwest, al-Muaa to the south and Kafr Buhum to the southeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Rabiaa had a population of 7,508 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
Al-Rabiaa
الربيعة Al-Rabie | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Al-Rabiaa Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°5′58″N 36°36′49″E / 35.09944°N 36.61361°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hama |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,129 |
History
editIn 1838, its inhabitants were noted to be predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3]
References
edit- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Rosen, Nir. Assad's Alawites: The guardians of the throne. Al Jazeera English. 2011-10-11.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179