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 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
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| • 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) |
Jaramana (Arabic: جرمانا) is a city in the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria.
Its location, 10 Kilometers southeast of the Syrian capital, makes it a bustling town in the greater Damascus metropolitan area, with a Christian and Druze majority. Since 2003 and the beginning of the Iraq War, large numbers of Iraqi have immigrated to Jaramana, swelling the population from around 100,000 to over 250,000.[2] Although the official population was listed as 25,445.[3] 70% of the city is residential.[3]
There is also a Palestinian refugee camp near the town bearing its same name. Jaramana is a favorite destination for Iraqi Assyrians fleeing their unstable country.
In October 2006, the Assyrian community in Jaramana finally received a priest from Mosul, Iraq. The priest, Arkan Hana Hakim, claims there are now 2000 Assyrian Iraqis in Jaramana alone. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ 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
- ^ a b " 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
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Coordinates: 33°29′N 36°21′E / 33.483°N 36.35°E
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