Jubb al-Safa (Arabic: جب الصفا; also spelled Jeb Safa) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located just east of Damascus. Nearby localities include al-Buwaydah to the southeast, al-Masmiyah to the south, Ghabaghib to the southwest, Kanakir to the west, Khan Dannun to the northwest, Deir Ali to the north and Khirbet al-Ward to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Beit Sawa had a population of 2,499 in the 2004 census.[1]
Jubb Safa
جب الصفا Jeb Safa | |
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Village | |
  Jubb Safa | |
| Coordinates: 33°13′56″N 36°18′53″E / 33.23222°N 36.31472°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
| Nahiya | Al-Kiswah |
| Elevation | 676 m (2,217 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 2,499 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
References
edit- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
External links
edit- Map of town, Google Maps