Jableh
جَبْلَةٌ Gabala | |
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 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 / 35.350°N 35.917°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
| District | Jableh District |
| Subdistrict | Jableh Subdistrict |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 80,000[1] |
| 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 |
Jableh (Arabic: جَبْلَةٌ; Ǧabla, also spelt Jebleh, Jabala, Jablah, Gabala or Gibellum) is a Mediterranean coastal city in Syria,[2] 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.[3]
- ^ http://www.cbssyr.sy/General%20census/census%202004/pop-man.pdf Population of Jableh at the Wayback Machine (archived 2022-03-20)
- ^ "Gabala". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^ Battuta, Abu `Abdullah Muhammad (1996). Gibb, Sir Hamilton (ed.). M1 Google Books, Travels In Asia And Africa, 1325-54. Asian Educational Services. p. 62. ISBN 81-206-0809-7.