Kasab

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official_name = Kasab
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native_name = كسب
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image_caption = Traditional Armenian house in Kasab, Syria


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subdivision_type1 = Governorate
subdivision_name1 = Latakia Governorate
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subdivision_name2 = Latakia District
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population_total = 3,500
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Kasab (Arabic: كسب, Armenian: Քեսապ) a Syrian border town located in Latakia Governorate (Muhafazat al Ladhiqiyah) north west of the country.

Administratively, Kasab belongs to Latakia District (Arabic for Latakia district); one of the governorate's four Manatiq, the town has about 3,500 inhabitants.Fact|date=May 2008

Being at 800 meters above sea level in the middle of a dense coniferous Mediterranean forest makes the town a popular summer destination.Kasab is 65 kilometers from Latakia, 3 kilometers from the Turkish border, and 17 kilometers from the Mediterranean sea.

Kasab is an ancient Armenian town, over 1000 years old.Fact|date=May 2008 The population today is mainly Armenian [cite book |last=Mannheim |first=Ivan |title=Syria and Lebanon Handbook: The Travel Guide |year=2001 |publisher=Footprint Travel Guides |isbn=1900949903 |pages=p. 299] and Alawite Arab.

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