Kasab 5146159 223494569 2008-07-04T09:05:03Z Hakob 748223 replace cat [[Image:KessabTraditionalHouse.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Traditional Armenian house in Kasab, Syria]] '''Kasab''' ([[Arabic]]: '''كسب''', [[Armenian language|Armenian]]: '''Քեսապ''') a [[Syria]]n border town located in [[Latakia Governorate]] (Muhafazat al Ladhiqiyah) north west of the country. Administratively, Kasab belongs to [[Latakia District]] (Arabic for Latakia district); one of the [[Latakia governorate|governorate]]'s four [[Mantiqah|Manatiq]], the town has about 3,500 inhabitants.{{Fact|date=May 2008}} Being at 800 meters above [[sea level]] in the middle of a dense [[coniferous]] [[Mediterranean]] forest makes the town a popular summer destination. Kasab is 65 kilometers from [[Latakia]], 3 kilometers from the [[Turkey|Turkish]] border, and 17 kilometers from the Mediterranean sea. Kasab is an ancient Armenian town, over 1000 years old.{{Fact|date=May 2008}} The population today is mainly [[Armenians in Syria|Armenian]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Mannheim |first=Ivan |title=Syria and Lebanon Handbook: The Travel Guide |year=2001 |publisher=Footprint Travel Guides |isbn=1900949903 |pages=p. 299}}</ref> and [[Alawite]] Arab. ==References== {{reflist}} {{coor title dm|35|56|N|35|59|E|region:SY_type:city}} [[Category:Armenian diaspora communities]] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Syria]] [[Category:Syria stubs]] {{Syria-geo-stub}} {{Syria-hist-stub}} [[ar:كسب]] [[de:Kasab]] [[fr:kessab]] [[hy:Քեսապ]]