Jaramana
Jaramana (Arabic: جرمانا) is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in the Ghouta plain. Its location, 3 kilometers southeast of the Syrian capital, makes it a bustling town in the greater Damascus metropolitan area, with a mostly Christian and Druze population. It is adjacent to the Jaramana Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp.
Jaramana
جرمانا | |
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City | |
Jaramana city council | |
Jaramana Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′N 36°21′E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
| Subdistrict | Jaramana |
| Area | |
| • City | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) 0% |
| • Urban | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • City | 114,363 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | BSk |
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