Jdeidat Yabous
Jdeidat Yabous (Arabic: جديدة يابوس; also spelled Jdeidet Yabous), previously known as Ainkania, is a village situated 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Damascus, Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 994 in the 2004 census.
Jdeidat Yabous
جديدة يابوس Jdeidet Yabous | |
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Village | |
Jdeidat Yabous Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′14″N 35°58′18″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Qudsaya District |
| Nahiyah | Al-Dimas |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 994 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
The village sits in the hills, on the border between Syria and Lebanon where a checkpoint is operated between the two countries. Weapons have been seized at the checkpoint, being smuggled from Lebanon concealed in the floor of a truck, to arm rebels in the Syrian civil war.
There are seams of iron ore in the area.
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