Jubata al-Khashab
جباتا الخشب | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 33°13′32″N 35°49′54″E / 33.22556°N 35.83167°E | |
Grid position | 231/273 PAL |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Quneitra |
District | Quneitra |
Subdistrict | Khan Arnabah |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 3,493 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Jubata al-Khashab ( Arabic: جباتا الخشب) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Quneitra Governorate ( Golan Heights), in the portion of the province under the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jubata al-Khashab had a population of 3,493 in the 2004 census. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims, although the population has decreased drastically due to the exodus of residents fleeing the violence of the Syrian Civil War. [2] On 13 September 2015, army units killed and injured a number of militants and destroyed many of their hideouts in direct strikes targeting their gatherings in the village. [3]
Jubata al-Khashab
جباتا الخشب | |
---|---|
Town | |
Coordinates: 33°13′32″N 35°49′54″E / 33.22556°N 35.83167°E | |
Grid position | 231/273 PAL |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Quneitra |
District | Quneitra |
Subdistrict | Khan Arnabah |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 3,493 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Jubata al-Khashab ( Arabic: جباتا الخشب) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Quneitra Governorate ( Golan Heights), in the portion of the province under the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jubata al-Khashab had a population of 3,493 in the 2004 census. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims, although the population has decreased drastically due to the exodus of residents fleeing the violence of the Syrian Civil War. [2] On 13 September 2015, army units killed and injured a number of militants and destroyed many of their hideouts in direct strikes targeting their gatherings in the village. [3]