| Official Name: | Rablah |
| Native Name: | ربلة |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Syria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
| Coordinates: | 34.4519°N 36.5567°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Syria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Homs |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Al-Qusayr |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Name3: | Al-Qusayr |
| Population Total: | 5,328 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Rablah (ar|ربلة; also spelled Rableh, Ribla or Ribleh) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Just east of the border with Lebanon, nearby localities include al-Nizariyah to the southwest, Zita al-Gharbiyah to the northwest, al-Qusayr to the north, Zira'ah to the northeast and Hisyah to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rableh had a population of 5,328 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Catholics.[2] [3] [4]
It is considered to be the site of the ancient town of Riblah (34:11 HE), whose tell is covered by a cemetery not far from the modern town.[5] [6] In Roman times, the town also bore the name Daphne.[7]
During the 2025 massacres of Syrian Alawites and Western Syria clashes, on November 9, 2025 two gunmen atop a motorcycle opened direct fire on Hussein Issa Alloush al-Youssef, a 50-year-old member of the Alawite community, and Fadi Riyad al-Atram, a 35-year-old Syrian Christian, in the town of Rabla. The armed attack left both men critically injured, dying at nearby hospitals after succumbing to their severe wounds.[8]
