Jandar, Syria Explained

Official Name:Jandar
Other Name:Jendar
Native Name:جندر
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Homs Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Homs District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiya
Subdivision Name3:Hisyah
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:3,423
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:34.4933°N 36.7786°W

Jandar (Arabic: جندر, also spelled Jendar) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 30 kilometers south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qusayr to the west, Shamsin to the north, Dardaghan to the east and Hisyah to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jandar had a population of 3,423 in the 2004 census.[1]

In 2008, Syria's first sugar refinery was built in Jandar. The refinery was a $100 million joint project between Syrian businessman Najib Assaf, government-owned SugarInvest, multinational Cargill, Brazilian company Crystalsev and the Dubai-based Wellington Group.[2] A natural gas power plant is located in Jandar.[3] The Jandar Resort, the largest resort in the country is also located outside the village on the opposite side of the main highway between Homs and Damascus.[4]

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  1. https://archive.today/20121209052524/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-9-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. The Report, Emerging Syria, 2007, p. 90.
  3. DIANE Publishing Company, p. 71.
  4. http://www.globalvision-investment.com/jandarresort.html Jandar Resort