al-Rabiaa
{{about|the village near Hama, Syria|the Syrian village in Latakia Governorate|Rabia, Syria|the suburb of Beirut|Rabieh}}
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| native_name = الربيعة
| other_name = {{lower|0.2em|Al-Rabie}}
| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Hama
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Hama
| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict
| subdivision_name3 = Hama
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| population_total = 2,129
| population_as_of = 2004
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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 to the southwest, al-Muaa to the south and Kafr Buhum to the southeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Rabiaa had a population of 7,508 in the 2004 census.[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 }}. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. {{in lang|ar}} Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.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.
History
In 1838, its inhabitants were noted to be predominantly Sunni Muslims.Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/179/mode/1up 179]
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- {{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}}
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{{Hama Governorate|hama}}
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