Al-Rabiea (), also spelled Rabia () is a town in northwestern

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, administratively part of the

Latakia Governorate Latakia Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat al-Lādhiqīyah''), also transliterated as Ladhakia, is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is situated in northwestern Syria, bordering Turkey's Hatay Province to the no ...

, located north of

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. Nearby localities include

Kesab Kessab ( ; ), also spelled Kesab or Kasab, is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located 59 kilometers north of Latakia. It is situated near the border with Turkey on the slope of Mount Aqraa, 800 me ...

to the north,

Mashqita Mashqita () is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Ayn al-Bayda, Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the west, al-Bahluliyah to the east and Mushayrafet al- ...

and Ayn al-Bayda to the southwest and Qastal Ma'af to the west. It is located in the Bayirbucak region. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Rabia had a population of 1,986 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Rabia ''

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'' ("subdistrict"), which consisted of 21 localities with a collective population of 8,214 in 2004.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. The inhabitants of the town and the subdistrict are predominantly

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of Turkmen origin. During the Syrian civil war, it was controlled by the

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of the

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until 24 January 2016, when Syrian government forces supported by

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n air strikes took control of the town, cutting off a channel of supplies for the anti-Assad rebels from

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and returned the city to government control.

References

{{Latakia Governorate, latakia Populated places in Latakia District Towns in Syria Turkmen settlements in Latakia Governorate