Abu Jarash | |
Native Name: | أبو جرش |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Coordinates: | 33.5322°N 36.2903°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Damascus Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name2: | Damascus |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Al-Salihiyah |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 12,798 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Abu Jarash (Arabic: أبو جرش) is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census.[1] In the 1936 French Mandate census, Abu Jarash had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.[2] The neighborhood was built around the domed mausoleum of Abu Jarash,[3] also known as Abdallah ibn Sala al-Raqqi, a high-ranking Ayyubid royal court official.[4]