 Kessab (, "K'yesap") is a Syrian border town located in the Latakia Governorate northwest of Syria at a height of 800 meters above sea level just 3 kilometers away from the Turkish border, and 9 kilometers from the Mediterranean sea.Kessab is an ancient Armenian town, over 1000 years old.Today, The population of the town and the surrounding villages is mainly Armenian with a minority of Syrian Arab.