Jandar
جندر Jendar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Jandar Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°29′36″N 36°46′43″E / 34.49333°N 36.77861°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs Governorate |
| District | Homs District |
| Nahiya | Hisyah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 3,423 |
Jandar (Arabic: جندر, also spelled Jendar) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 30 kilometers south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qusayr to the west, Shamsin to the north, Dardaghan to the east and Hisyah to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jandar had a population of 3,423 in the 2004 census.[1]
In 2008, Syria's first sugar refinery was built in Jandar. The refinery was a $100 million joint project between Syrian businessman Najib Assaf, government-owned SugarInvest, multinational Cargill, Brazilian company Crystalsev and the Dubai-based Wellington Group.[2] A natural gas power plant is located in Jandar.[3] The Jandar Resort, the largest resort in the country is also located outside the village on the opposite side of the main highway between Homs and Damascus.[4]
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ The Report, Emerging Syria, 2007, p. 90.
- ^ DIANE Publishing Company, p. 71.
- ^ Jandar Resort Archived 2013-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. Global Vision Investment. 2010.