Jdeidat Yabous
جديدة يابوس Jdeidet Yabous | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°39′14″N 35°58′18″E / 33.65389°N 35.97167°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Qudsaya District |
Nahiyah | Al-Dimas |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 994 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( EEST) |
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]
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]
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