Jobar

Jobar also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.
Wikipedia
  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of 690 metres (2,264 feet)
  • Description: place in Damascus Governorate, Syria
  • Also known as
    “Jâoubar”
    “Jawbar”
    “Jober”
    “Jūbar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium and October War Panorama.
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The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater…
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The is a National museum located…
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zamalka and Qaboun.
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is a town of in , located 3.5 kilometers east-northeast of Old Damascus.
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is a municipality and neighbourhood…
, also spelled Ayn Tarma or Ain Terma…

Jobar

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Latitude
33.52783° or 33° 31′ 40″ north
Longitude
36.3342° or 36° 20′ 3″ east
Open location code
8G5RG8HM+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12506635860
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
169137
Wiki­data ID
Q6206773

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Jobar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جوبر”
  • Chinese: “喬巴 (大馬士革)”
  • Dutch: “Jobar”
  • Finnish: “Jawbar”
  • French: “Jobar”
  • German: “Dschubar”
  • Hebrew: “ג’ובר”
  • Japanese: “ジョバル”
  • Persian: “جوبر”
  • Russian: “Джобар”
  • Russian: “Джубар”
  • Spanish: “Jobar”
  • Turkish: “Cobar”
  • Turkish: “Jobar ilçesi”

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