Yabrud

Yabroud or Yabrud () is a city in Syria, located in the Rif Dimashq (i.e. Damascus' countryside) governorate about north of the capital Damascus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Yabroud had a population of 25,891 in the 2004 census.

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Locality: يبرود
Region: محافظة ريف دمشق
Country: سوريا
Population: 40,502
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Settlement.official_name: Yabroud
Settlement.other_name: Jabrud
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: YABROUD Chiesa di Sant'Agostino già tempio di Zeus Yabrudis - GAR - 6-02.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Streetview
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Rif Dimashq
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Yabroud
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Yabroud
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Jabroudian caves were discovered in the area in 1930. During the Syria Civil War the area was controlled by rebels from 2011 to 2014, before being retaken by government forces.

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