Al-Qabu (, also spelled Kabu) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Shinyah to the north, Taldou and Kafr Laha to the northeast, Sharqliyya to the east, al-Mahfurah to the south, Rabah to the southwest and Fahel to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qabu had a population of 4,870 in the 2004 census.. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. The inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.With Both Barrels. The Economist. 2012-06-16.Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180
Al-Qabu is both the administrative and commercial center of its subdistrict, providing essential services for the surrounding villages. It contains a police station, health center, telephone center, cultural center, agricultural and commercial advisory institutions, and primary, secondary and vocational schools. Government or public-sector jobs provided the bulk of employment as of 2009, with a small proportion engaged in agriculture. The principal crops were olive and fig trees, the orchards of which envelope the village. Al-Qabu lacked waste treatment and had a dearth of public and private transportation, despite the large number of residents working government jobs outside the town.
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