Jaramana

Jaramana
جرمانا
Jaramana city council
Jaramana city council
Jaramana is located in Syria
Jaramana
Jaramana
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°29′N 36°21′E / 33.483°N 36.350°E / 33.483; 36.350
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictMarkaz Rif Dimashq
SubdistrictJaramana
Area
 • City5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
 • Land5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
 • Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)  0%
 • Urban
5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)
 • City114,363[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateBSk

Jaramana (Arabic: جرمانا) is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in the Ghouta plain. Its location, 3 kilometers southeast of the Syrian capital, makes it a bustling town in the greater Damascus metropolitan area, with a mostly Christian and Druze population.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SyriaSteps-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 5950 dunums (595 ha.) " العقارات في مدينة جرمانا الأسعار نار" ("Real estate prices in the city of Jaramana are afire") Syria Steps 13 January 2010, in Arabic, last accessed 18 September 2010