Jobar
Jobar also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of Damascus 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: place in Damascus Governorate, Syria
- Also known as: “Jâoubar”, “Jawbar”, “Jober”, “Jubar”, and “Jūbar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium and October War Panorama.
Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium
Stadium
The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, that is currently out of use. It mostly hosted football matches and served as the home venue of the Syrian national team in the past.
October War Panorama
Museum
Photo: Jadd Haidar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The October War Panorama is a National museum located in Damascus, Syria which commemorates the memory of the 1973 October War between Egypt and Syria against Israel from a Syrian perspective, and the 1982 Lebanon War battles that were fought against israel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zamalka and Qaboun.
Zamalka
Village
Zamalka is a town of Damascus in Syria, located 3.5 kilometers east-northeast of Old Damascus. It is administratively a part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate.
Qaboun
Town
Photo: Muayad hamwi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qaboun is a municipality and neighbourhood in Damascus, Syria, located 6 kilometers north-east of the city center, to the north of Jobar district.
Ein Tarma
Village
Ein Tarma, also spelled Ayn Tarma or Ain Terma, is a suburb of Damascus in Syria, located 3 kilometers east of Old Damascus, just north of the Barada River, within an area called the Eastern Ghouta.
Jobar
- Categories: neighborhood, municipality, and locality
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.52783° or 33° 31′ 40″ northLongitude
36.3342° or 36° 20′ 3″ eastElevation
690 metres (2,264 feet)Open location code
8G5RG8HM+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 12506635860OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Jobar” goes by many names.
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