Jubb al-Safa

Jubb Safa
جب الصفا
Jeb Safa
Village
Jubb Safa is located in Syria
Jubb Safa
Jubb Safa
Coordinates: 33°13′56″N 36°18′53″E / 33.23222°N 36.31472°E / 33.23222; 36.31472
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictMarkaz Rif Dimashq
NahiyaAl-Kiswah
Elevation
676 m (2,217 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total2,499
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

Jubb al-Safa (Arabic: جب الصفا; also spelled Jeb Safa) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located just east of Damascus. Nearby localities include al-Buwaydah to the southeast, al-Masmiyah to the south, Ghabaghib to the southwest, Kanakir to the west, Khan Dannun to the northwest, Deir Ali to the north and Khirbet al-Ward to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Beit Sawa had a population of 2,499 in the 2004 census.[1]

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)