Kessab Subdistrict (Nahiyah)

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Kessab (Arabic: كسب, Armenian: Քեսապ) a Syrian border town located in Latakia Governorate (Muhafazat al Ladhiqiyah) north west of the country.

Administratively Kasab belongs to Mantiqat al Ladhiqiyah (Arabic for Latakia district), one of the governorate 4 Manatiq, the town has about 3,500 inhabitants.

Being at 800 above sea level in the middle of a dense coniferous Mediterranean forest, makes it a popular summer destination. Kasab is 65 kilometres far from Latakia the district and governorate capital, 3 kilometres from the Turkish border, and 17 kilometres from the Mediterranean sea.

Kasab is an ancient Armenian town, over 1000 years old. The population today is predominantly Armenian, with an Alawite Arab minority.