Jaramana
| Jaramana جرمانا |
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  Jaramana
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| Coordinates: 33°29′N 36°21′E / 33.483°N 36.35°E | |
| Kintra |  Sirie |
| Govrenorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| Destrict | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
| Nahiyah | Jaramana |
| Aurie[1] | |
| - Ceety | 5.95 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| - Laund | 5.95 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| - Watter | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) 0% |
| - Urban | 5.95 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Hicht | 670 m (2,198 ft) |
| Indwallers (2004 cenus) | |
| - Ceety | 114,363 |
Jaramana (Arabic: جرمانا) is a ceety in the Rif Dimashq Govrenorate in soothren Sirie. Its location, 10 kilometres sootheast o the Sirie caipital, maks it a bustlin toun in the greater Damascus metropolitan aurie, wi a Christian an Druze majority. Syne 2003 an the beginnin o the Iraq War, lairge numbers o Iraqi hae immigratit tae Jaramana, swellin the population frae aroond 100,000 tae ower 250,000.[2] Although the offeecial population wis leetit as 25,445.[3] 70% of the city is residential.[3]
There is an aw a Palestinian refugee camp near the toun bearin its same name. Jaramana is a favorite destination for Iraqi Assiries fleein their unstable kintra.
In October 2006, the Assirie community in Jaramana feenally receivit a priest frae Mosul, Iraq. The priest, Arkan Hana Hakim, claims there are nou 2000 Assirie Iraqis in Jaramana alane. [4]
References [edit]
- ↑ 5950 dunums (595 ha.) " العقارات في مدينة جرمانا الأسعار نار" ("Real estate prices in the city of Jaramana are afire") Syria Steps 13 January 2010, in Arabic, last accessed 18 September 2010
- ↑ "أسعار العقارات في جرمانا تتحدى الإنحدار .. والجمود لم " ("Real estate prices in Jaramana challenge Downgrade ..") De Press - Buildex Online 19 March 2009, in Arabic, last accessed 18 September 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 " العقارات في مدينة جرمانا الأسعار نار" ("Real estate prices in the city of Jaramana are afire") Syria Steps 13 January 2010, in Arabic, last accessed 18 September 2010
- ↑ "Huge increase in number of Christian Iraqis fleeing to Syria" German Press Agency 12 October 2006 at The Raw Story, last accessed 18 September 2010
Freemit airtins [edit]
Coordinates: 33°29′N 36°21′E / 33.483°N 36.35°E Template:Rif Dimashq Govrenorate
