Al-Rabiaa

{{about|the village near Hama, Syria|the Syrian village in Latakia Governorate|Rabia, Syria|the suburb of Beirut|Rabieh}} {{Infobox settlement   | official_name = Al-Rabiaa | native_name = الربيعة | other_name = {{lower|0.2em|Al-Rabie}} | settlement_type = Village  | image_skyline = | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield =  | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Syria  | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Syria  | coordinates = {{coord|35|5|58|N|36|36|49|E|region:SY|display=inline}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} [[Syria]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Governorates of Syria|Governorate]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Hama Governorate|Hama]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Syria|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Hama District|Hama]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Nahiyah|Subdistrict]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Hama]]  | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2,129 | population_as_of = 2004 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note =  | timezone = [[Arabian Standard Time|AST]] | utc_offset = +3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Al-Rabiaa''' ({{langx|ar|الربيعة}}, also spelled '''al-Rabie''' or '''Rabi'a''') is a village in northwestern [[Syria]], administratively part of the [[Hama Governorate]], west of [[Hama]]. Nearby localities include [[Tayzin]] and [[Matnin]] to the east, [[Kafr al-Tun]] to the north, [[Umm al-Tuyur]] to the northwest, [[Deir al-Salib]] to the west, [[Billin, Syria|Billin]] to the southwest, [[al-Muaa]] to the south and [[Kafr Buhum]] to the southeast. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), al-Rabiaa had a population of 7,508 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-1-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120723204435/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-1-2004.htm |date=2012-07-23 }}. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Hama Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly [[Alawite]]s.<ref>Rosen, Nir. [http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2011/10/20111010122434671982.html Assad's Alawites: The guardians of the throne]. ''[[Al Jazeera English]]''. 2011-10-11.</ref>

==History== In 1838, its inhabitants were noted to be predominantly [[Sunni Muslim]]s.<ref>[[Eli Smith|Smith]], in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/179/mode/1up 179]</ref>

===Syrian Civil War=== After the [[fall of the Assad regime]], on 4 June 2025, eight Alawite civilians were shot dead by [[Syrian transitional government|Syrian state]] [[Internal Security Command (Syria)|security forces]] at a checkpoint in the Village.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1463343/syria-monitor-says-8-alawites-killed-by-security-forces.html|title=Syria monitor says 8 Alawites killed by security forces|work=L'Orient Today|date= 5 June 2025}}</ref>

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==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=[[Crocker & Brewster]]|volume=3}} {{refend}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rabiaa}} [[Category:Populated places in Hama District]] [[Category:Alawite communities in Syria]]