Al-Jebbah Explained

Official Name:Al-Jebbah
Native Name:الجبة
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Yabroud
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Assal al-Ward
Settlement Type:Village
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:2829
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.9064°N 36.4847°W
Area Code:11

Al-Jebbah (Arabic: الجبة; also spelled al-Jibbeh) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus in the Qalamoun Mountains. Nearby localities include Ma'loula and al-Qutayfah to the southeast, Hosh Arab and al-Tawani to the south and Assal al-Ward and Rankous to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Jibbah had a population of 2,829 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112164950/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-23-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. [Eli Smith|Smith]