Jaramana جرمانا | |
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 Jaramana city council | |
  Jaramana Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:33°29′N36°21′E / 33.483°N 36.350°E /33.483; 36.350 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
| Subdistrict | Jaramana |
| Control | Syrian transitional government |
| Area | |
• City | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) 0% |
| • Urban | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• City | 114,363[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | BSk |
Jaramana (Arabic:جرمانا) is a city in southernSyria, administratively part of theRif Dimashq Governorate in theGhouta plain. Its location, 3 kilometers southeast of the Syrian capital, makes it a bustling town in the greaterDamascus metropolitan area, with a mostlyChristian andDruze population.
Jaramana was visited by Syrian geographerYaqut al-Hamawi in the early 13th-century and noted it was "a district of theGhautah of Damascus."[3]
On August 28, October 29 and November 28, 2012, the town was hit by car bombings killing over 50 civilian residents, including several Iraqi and Palestinian refugees.[4][5][6] Later on December 12, theInstitute for the Study of War reported the presence of Popular Committees (local self-defense militias formed to defend communities from armed extremists) in the area, along with the pro-governmentShabiha who worked closely with government forces there.[7]
On March 20, 2018, rockets were fired at the town by unknown assailants, which resulted in the death of at least 44 people while injuring another 23.[8]
On March 1, 2025,clashes occurred between the Syrian Transitional Government and local Druze gunmen.[9]
Since 2003 and the beginning of theIraq War, large numbers ofIraqis have immigrated to Jaramana. According to the 2004 official census, the population of the city was 114,363.[1] By 2009, the refugee wave has swelled the population from around 100,000 to over 250,000.[10]
The refugee wave in Jaramana included a significantAssyrian Christian population fromIraq. In October 2006, the Assyrian community in Jaramana finally received a priest fromMosul, Iraq. The priest, Arkan Hana Hakim, claims there are now 2,000 Assyrian Iraqi refugees in the town Jaramana alone.[11]
There is also aPalestinian refugee camp near the town bearing its same name.
Jaramana is known for its rich Druze heritage but the majority of the inhabitants of the city are Iraqi christians. There are several Druze shrines and many churches in this city which is nearby the mainly Christian part of Damascus.[citation needed]
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