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Explore Jubbah in Syria

Jubbah in the region of Rif-dimashq is a town in Syria - some 29 mi or ( 47 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Jubbah is now 07:42 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Tall Ftaya, Ra's al 'Ayn, Rankus, and Ma'arrat al Bash. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Jubbah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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lenten prayer at syrian orthodox monastery of mar afrem

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Lovely Qarah

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Scenes from my lovely syrian city of Qarah ..


Syrien - Maalula

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Ein kleines christliches Dorf in den Bergen vor Damaskus. Hier wird eine sehr seltene Sprache gesprochen. Die Menschen unterhalten sich in Aramäisch, der Sprache in der sich auch Jesus mit seinen Jüng ..

Peter Marshall's SYRIA Part 11 Aleppo 1

8:14 min by cecilbdemille22
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Syria's second City, also can claim to be oldest continually inhabited city on earth. See the Grand Mosque, Citadel including Seljuk Palace, Souks, original Muppets characters, etc etc ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ma'loula

Ma'loula or Maaloula, is a village in the Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria. The town is located 56 km to the northeast of Damascus, and built into the rugged mountainside, at an altitude of more than 1500 metres. It is known as the last surviving place where Western Aramaic is still spoken.

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Located at 33.84 36.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries in Syria, Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, Populated places in Al-Qutayfah District, Towns in Syria

Mar Sarkis

Several monasteries in Syria, Lebanon and Turkey are dedicated to Mar Sarkis and Bakhos. These include: Monastery of Mar Sarkis and Bakhos, Tourza North Lebanon|Mar Sarkis and Bakhos Monastery of Mar Sarkis and Bakhos - Ras Al Nahr in Ehden, Lebanon. It belongs to the Lebanese Antonin Maronite Order since 1736. Monastery of Mar Sarkis - Bsharri. It belonged since the 16th Century to the Carmelite Fathers.

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Located at 33.83 36.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries in Lebanon, Christian monasteries in Syria

Anti-Lebanon mountains

The Anti-Lebanon mountains is the Western name for the Eastern Lebanon Mountain Range, which are a southwest-northeast-trending mountain range that form the majority of the border between Syria and Lebanon. The border is largely defined along the crest of the range. The majority of the mountain range lies in Syria. Its Western name (Anti-Lebanon) comes from the Greek Anti-Libanus, in which the prefix "anti" means ‘opposite’.

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Located at 34.00 36.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Mountain ranges of Asia, Mountain ranges of Syria, Mountains of Lebanon

Yabrud

Yabrud is a city in Syria, located in the Rif Dimashq (Damascus suburb) governorate about 80 km north of the capital Damascus. The city is known for its ancient caves, most notably the Iskafta cave (where, in 1930, a thirty-year old German traveller and would-be archeologist Alfred Rust made many important pre-historical findings), and the Yabrud temple, which was once Jupiter Yabroudis 's temple but later became "Konstantin and Helena Cathedral". Yabrud is home of the oldest church in Syria.

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Located at 33.97 36.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Cities in Syria, Natufian sites, Populated places in Yabrud District, Royal Family of Emesa

Yabrud District

Yabrud District is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria. At the 2004 officical census, the district had a population of 48,370. The centre of the district is the city of Yabrud.

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Located at 33.97 36.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Yabrud District