Jobar
جَوْبَر | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Joubar on the District map of Damascus | |
Coordinates: 33°31′51.6″N 36°20′13.6″E / 33.531000°N 36.337111°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Damascus Governorate |
City | Damascus |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Climate | BSk |
Jobar (Arabic: جَوْبَر, romanized: Jawbar) also spelled Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a municipality of the Syrian capital Damascus. A once historical village on the outskirts of Damascus, it is now a suburb of the capital city. It lies 2 km northeast of the old city walls.[1] It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, an ancient 2,000-year-old synagogue and shrine in commemoration of the biblical prophet Elijah, which has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.[2][3] Today 93% of Jobar lies in ruins due to a prolonged battle fought between the Syrian Army and various rebel groups from February 2013 to 23 March 2018.[4] It has been the site of hostilities during Syrian Civil War, including the 2017 Jobar offensive.
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