world.wikisort.org - SyriaYabroud or Yabrud (Arabic: يَبْرُود, romanized: Yabrūd) is a city in Syria, located in the Rif Dimashq (i.e. Damascus' countryside) governorate about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of the capital Damascus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Yabroud had a population of 25,891 in the 2004 census.[1]
This article is about the Syrian city. For the village in the Palestinian territories, see Yabrud, Ramallah.
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Place in Rif Dimashq, Syria
Yabroud
يبرود Jabrud |
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Coordinates: 33°58′N 36°40′E |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
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District | Yabroud |
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Subdistrict | Yabroud |
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Elevation | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) |
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• City | 25,891 |
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• Metro | ~50,000 |
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Area code | 12 |
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Etymology
The name Yabroud is said to have originated from an Aramaic word meaning "cold"; the city rests upon the Qalamoun Mountains slopes (Anti-Lebanon) at a height of 1,550 m.
History
The city is known for its ancient caves, most notably the Iskafta cave (where, in 1930, a thirty-year-old German traveller and self-taught archeologist Alfred Rust made many important pre-historical findings),[2] which dates back to a period known as Jabroudian culture, named after Yabroud;[3] and the Yabroud temple, which was once Jupiter Yabroudis's temple but later became "Konstantin and Helena Cathedral". Yabroud is home of the oldest church in Syria.[4] The Natufian archeological site Yabroud III is named for the town of Yabroud.
Yabroud was mentioned in the pottery tablets of Mesopotamia in the 1st century B.C., and Ptolemy's writings in the 2nd century A.D.[5]
In 1838, its inhabitants were Sunni Muslim, Melkite Catholic and Greek Orthodox Christians.[6]
During the Syrian Civil War the city was the center of the Battle of Yabroud in March 2014.
Notable people
- The parents of former President of Argentina Carlos Menem were both born in Yabroud; they emigrated to Argentina before the end of World War I.
- Antun Maqdisi (1914–2005), a Syrian philosopher, politician and human rights activist, died in Yabroud.
- Gregory Atta lived for a time in Yabroud
- Youssef Halaq (1939–2007), a Syrian writer and literary translator.
- Zaki Konsoul (1916–1994), a poet and writer.
- Khaled M. Al Baradea (1934–2008), a poet and writer.
- Asem Al Basha (born 1948), an artist and writer.
- George Haswani, Syrian-Russian businessman.
- Saeed Alnahhal, Syrian-Swedish journalist.[7]
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На других языках
[de] Yabrud
Yabrud (auch Yabroud oder Jabrud; arabisch يبرود, DMG Yabrūd) ist eine syrische Stadt. Sie liegt etwa 80 km nordöstlich von Damaskus entfernt, westlich der M1 und etwa 20 km östlich der libanesischen Grenze.
- [en] Yabroud
[ru] Ябруд
Ябруд (араб. يبرود) — город на юго-западе Сирии, расположенный на территории мухафазы Дамаск. Административный центр одноимённого района.
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