[1] 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.

[3][4] Al-Qabu is both the administrative and commercial center of its subdistrict, providing essential services for the surrounding villages.

Government or public-sector jobs provided the bulk of employment as of 2009, with a small proportion engaged in agriculture.

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.