Jubb'adin
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Jubb'adin جبعدين Jubaadeen |
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Village | |
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Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Al-Qutayfah District |
Nahiyah | Ma'loula |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 3,778 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Area code(s) | 11 |
Jubb'adin or Jubaadeen (Arabic: جبعدين) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus in the Qalamoun Mountains. Nearby localities include Saidnaya and Rankous to the southwest, Yabroud and Ma'loula to the northeast, and Assal al-Ward to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jubb'adin had a population of 3,778 in the 2004 census.[1]
The village is among the three last remaining villages where Western Neo-Aramaic is still spoken. The village's inhabitants are mostly Muslims.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Samples of spoken Jubb'adin Aramaic at the Semitisches Tonarchiv (Semitic Audio Archive)
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