Riblah
The ancient town of Riblah, today a tell covered by a cemetery not far from the town of Ribleh on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon, was in biblical times located on the northern frontier of the land of Canaan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zira’a and Al-Qusayr.
Zira’a
Village
Zira'a is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Situated on a hill just east of the Orontes River, nearby localities include Rableh to the immediate southwest, al-Qusayr to the north, Jandar to the northeast and Hisyah to the southeast. Zira’a is situated 3½ km northeast of Riblah.
Al-Qusayr
Town
Al-Qusayr is a city in western Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. It is located about 35 kilometers south of Homs and is situated in a mountainous area overlooking Syria's border with Lebanon which lies 15 kilometres to the southwest. Al-Qusayr is situated 9 km north of Riblah.
Riblah
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Khirbah”, “Rabla”, “Rablah”, “Rablé”, “Rableh”, “Rablih”, “Ribla”, and “Rible”
- Categories: biblical place, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.43215° or 34° 25′ 56″ northLongitude
36.54914° or 36° 32′ 57″ eastElevation
531 metres (1,742 feet)Open location code
8G6RCGJX+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5285397461OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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