Sibbeh

Sibbeh (Arabic: سبة, also spelled Sebbeh) is a small town in northwestern Syria, located 17 kilometers (11 mi) northeast of Safita in the Tartus Governorate. It is situated atop two hills and the valley between them, in the Syrian coastal mountain range. Nearby localities Mashta al-Helu and al-Kafrun to the south, Duraykish to the west, Wadi al-Oyun to the northwest and Ayn al-Shams to the northeast.

Sibbeh بلدة سبة Sebbeh
Town
View of Sibbeh
Sibbeh Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°54′11.70″N 36°14′13.88″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Tartus
District	Safita
Subdistrict	Sibbeh
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	3,061
Area code	43

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sibbeh had a population of 3,061 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Sibbeh subdistrict (nahiyah) which consisted of six localities with a collective population of 7,614.^[1] Its inhabitants are Alawites,^[2] predominantly from the Khayyatin tribal federation.^[3]