Yabroud

Yabroud

يبرود
Jabrud
Yabroud يبرود Jabrud
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	Yabroud Location in Syria
	Coordinates: 33°58′N 36°40′E / 33.967°N 36.667°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
District	Yabroud
Subdistrict	Yabroud
Elevation	1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Population (2004 census)
• City	25,891
• Metro	~50,000
Area code(s)	12

Yabroud 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]

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 (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, Catholic Christians 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.
(1916–1994), a poet and writer.
(1934–2008), a poet and writer.
(born 1948), an artist and writer.
George Haswani, Syrian-Russian businessman.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
^ Alfred Rust (1950). "Ancient Yabroud (Yabrud)".
^ Renfrew, Colin; Bahn, Paul (2014). The Cambridge World Prehistory. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107647756. "The transitional period between the Acheulian and Mousterian, named after the finds of Alfred Rust at the Yabrud I rock shelter".
^ "Syria: An attempt to live a normal life - BBC News". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "Yabroud city, historical and archaeological wealth". SANA. 19 November 2018.
^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 173

Gallery[]

Iskafta cave
Overview of Yabroud

Bibliography[]

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

Coordinates: 33°58′N 36°40′E / 33.967°N 36.667°E / 33.967; 36.667

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[CBS-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)

[2] Alfred Rust (1950). "Ancient Yabroud (Yabrud)".

[3] Renfrew, Colin; Bahn, Paul (2014). The Cambridge World Prehistory. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107647756. "The transitional period between the Acheulian and Mousterian, named after the finds of Alfred Rust at the Yabrud I rock shelter".

[bbc-4] "Syria: An attempt to live a normal life - BBC News". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-28.

[5] "Yabroud city, historical and archaeological wealth". SANA. 19 November 2018.

[6] Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 173

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Yabroud يبرود Jabrud
Streetview
Yabroud Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°58′N 36°40′E / 33.967°N 36.667°E / 33.967; 36.667
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
District	Yabroud
Subdistrict	Yabroud
Elevation	1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Population (2004 census)^[1]
• City	25,891
• Metro	~50,000
Area code(s)	12