Al-Jebbah

Al-Jebbah (Arabic: الجبة; also spelled al-Jibbeh) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus in the Qalamoun Mountains. Nearby localities include Ma'loula and al-Qutayfah to the southeast, Hosh Arab and al-Tawani to the south and Assal al-Ward and Rankous to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Jibbah had a population of 2,829 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

Al-Jebbah
الجبة
Village
Al-Jebbah
Coordinates: 33°54′23″N 36°29′5″E
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictYabroud
SubdistrictAssal al-Ward
Population
 (2004 census)
  Total2,829
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code11
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