Jableh
Jableh (Arabic: جَبْلَةٌ; Ǧabla, also spelt Jebleh, Jabala, Jablah, Gabala or Gibellum) is a Mediterranean coastal city in Syria, 25 km (16 mi) north of Baniyas and 25 km (16 mi) south of Latakia, with c. 80,000 inhabitants (2004 census). As Ancient Gabala it was a Byzantine (arch)bishopric and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. It contains the tomb and mosque of Ibrahim Bin Adham, a legendary Sufi mystic who renounced his throne of Balkh and devoted himself to prayers for the rest of his life.
Jableh
جَبْلَةٌ Gabala | |
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City | |
General view of city and port • Roman Amphitheater • Al-Baath Stadium • Entrance of Roman Theater • Landscape of Jableh • Port | |
| Nickname: Mount of the Soul (Arabic: جَبْلَة ٱلرّوح) | |
Jableh Location in Syria Jableh Jableh (Eastern Mediterranean) Jableh Jableh (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 35°21′N 35°55′E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
| District | Jableh District |
| Subdistrict | Jableh Subdistrict |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 80,000 |
| Demonym(s) | Arabic: جَبْلَاوِي, romanized: Jablawi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code(s) | Country code: 963 City code: 41 |
| Geocode | C3585 |
| Climate | Csa |
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