Rabba

31°16′N 35°44′E / 31.267°N 35.733°E / 31.267; 35.733

Rabba (Arabic: ٱلرَّبَّة, romanized: Ar-Rabbah) is a town in Jordan in the Karak Governorate. As ancient Areopolis, it is a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see.

Rabba lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) north of the city of Al-Karak. It had a population of about 7200 in 2015.

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