Jawbar, Homs

Jawbar
جوبر
Jobar
Village
Jawbar is located in Syria
Jawbar
Jawbar
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°41′27″N 36°40′23″E / 34.69083°N 36.67306°E / 34.69083; 36.67306
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
SubdistrictHoms
Population
 (2004)
 • Total4,242

Jawbar (Arabic: جوبر, also spelled Jobar) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located south of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jawbar had a population of 4,242 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Oweis, Khaled Yacoub (2013-01-26). "Syrian troops and militia push to take Sunni Homs areas". Reuters.