Jdeidat Yabous
Jdeidat Yabous جديدة يابوس Jdeidet Yabous |
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Village | |
Location in Syria | |
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Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Qudsaya District |
Nahiyah | Al-Dimas |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 994 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+3) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+2) |
Jdeidat Yabous (Arabic: جديدة يابوس; also spelled Jdeidet Yabous), previously known as Ainkania, is a village situated 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Damascus, Syria.[2][3][4] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 994 in the 2004 census.[1]
The village sits in the hills, on the border between Syria and Lebanon where a checkpoint is operated between the two countries. Weapons have been seized at the checkpoint, being smuggled from Lebanon concealed in the floor of a truck, to arm rebels in the Syrian civil war.[5]
There are seams of iron ore in the area.[4]
Ain Qaniya spring and Roman temple
There is a spring and Roman temple in the area called Ain Qaniya or Ayn Qaniya. Julien Aliquot identified the ancient name of the village, which was previously called Ainkania after this spring.[3] A study of the ancient settlement and sanctuary is currently in progress under Ibrahim Omeri.[6] It has been suggested that the goddess Leucothea was worshiped at the temple, which sits in the north east of a group of Temples of Mount Hermon.[7]
References
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External links
- Photo of Jdeidat Yabous bordergate on panoramio.com
- Jdeidat Yabous on geographic.org
- Jdeidat Yabous on mapmonde.org
- Last Syrian checkpoint on wikimapia.org
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (Arabic)
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- ↑ SANA: Syrian authorities seize arms coming from Lebanon, Now Lebanon, 29 September 2011.
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