Jableh (Arabic: جبلة‎ Ǧabla), also spelt Jebleh, Jabala, Jablah or Gabala, is a coastal city on the Mediterranean in Syria. with c. 80,000 inhabitants (2008).

Jableh was part of the Principality of Antioch, one of the Crusader States, until it was captured by Saladin in 1189 during the Third Crusade. One famous resident was Hugh of Jabala, the city's bishop, who reported the fall of Edessa to Pope Eugene III, and was the first person to speak of Prester John.

The city is home to the tomb and the mosque of Sultan Ibrahim Bin Adham, a famous Sufi mystic who renounced his throne and devoted himself to prayers for the rest of his life.

Jableh has a great nice cost that named in local language (Al-Kurnish), where people come and meet enjoying the cold beer and water pipe in that incredible view of the sea.

People in Jableh are very friendly, open mind, and respect all cultures in the country. Its position at the Mediterranean sea make it affected by several cultures during the long history.

Jableh is the home town of the great Syrian pioneer of modern Arabic poetry Adunis who is the first Arabic poet, and one of the best poets in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adunis. Jableh is also the home town of the world-champion swimmer Firas Mouala, who swam from Latakia to Cyprus (almost 90 km distance): .