Yabroud يبرود Jabrud | |
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  Yabroud Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:33°58′N36°40′E / 33.967°N 36.667°E /33.967; 36.667 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Yabroud |
| Subdistrict | Yabroud |
| Control | Syrian opposition |
| Elevation | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• City | 25,891 |
| • Metro | ~50,000 |
| Area code | 12 |
Yabroud orYabrud (Arabic:يَبْرُود,romanized: Yabrūd) is a city inSyria, located in theRif Dimashq (i.e. Damascus' countryside)governorate about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of the capitalDamascus. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Yabroud had a population of 25,891 in the 2004 census.[1]
Jabroudian caves were discovered in the area in 1930. During theSyria Civil War the area was controlled by rebels from 2011 to 2014, before being retaken by government forces.
The city is known for its ancient caves, most notably theIskafta cave (where, in 1930, a thirty-year-old German traveller and self-taught archeologistAlfred Rust made many important pre-historical findings),[2] which dates back to a period known asJabroudian culture, named after Yabroud;[3] and the Yabroud temple, which was onceJupiter Yabroudis's temple but later became "Konstantin and HelenaCathedral". Yabroud is home of the oldestchurch in Syria.[4]
Yabroud was mentioned in the pottery tablets ofMesopotamia in the 1st century B.C., andPtolemy's writings in the 2nd century A.D.[5]
In 1838, its inhabitants wereSunni Muslim,Melkite Catholic andGreek Orthodox Christians.[6]
During theSyrian Civil War the city was the center of theBattle of Yabroud in March 2014.[7] The city was held by rebels from 2011 to 2014, before being retaken byBa'athist Syria and was one of the last places the rebels controlled in theQalamoun Mountains along the Lebanese border.[8][9]
33°58′N36°40′E / 33.967°N 36.667°E /33.967; 36.667
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