Jaramana
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Jaramana (Arabic: جرمانا) is a ceety in the Rif Dimashq Govrenorate in soothren Sirie. Its location, 10 kilometres sootheast o the Sirie caipital, maks it a bustlin toun in the greater Damascus metropolitan aurie, wi a Christian an Druze majority. Syne 2003 an the beginnin o the Iraq War, lairge numbers o Iraqi hae immigratit tae Jaramana, swellin the population frae aroond 100,000 tae ower 250,000.[2] Although the offeecial population wis leetit as 25,445.[3] 70% of the city is residential.[3]
Jaramana جرمانا | |
|---|---|
 Jaramana refugee camp skyline | |
  Jaramana Location in Sirie | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′N 36°21′E | |
| Kintra |  Sirie |
| Govrenorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| Destrict | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
| Nahiyah | Jaramana |
| Area | |
| • City | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 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 cenus) | |
| • City | 114,363 |
There is an aw a Palestinian refugee camp near the toun bearin its same name. Jaramana is a favorite destination for Iraqi Assiries fleein their unstable kintra.
In October 2006, the Assirie community in Jaramana feenally receivit a priest frae Mosul, Iraq. The priest, Arkan Hana Hakim, claims there are nou 2000 Assirie Iraqis in Jaramana alane. [4]
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