Jable

Jable (or Jablah) is a small town on the Mediterranean in Syria. It is famous in Syria for athletic achievements: strong soccer team, long distance swimming world record, etc. The city is surrounded by fertile farming land and is not far away from the Syrian coastal mountains. The city is home to the tomb and the mosque of Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham, a famous Muslim mystic who renounced his throne and devoted himself to prayers for the rest of his life. Jable is very old and has an amphi theatre from the Roman era.