Jubb al-Jarrah
جب الجراح | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Jeb al-Jarah | |
  Jubb al-Jarrah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′0″N 37°19′0″E / 34.81667°N 37.31667°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Al-Mukharram |
| Subdistrict | Jubb al-Jarrah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,255 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Jubb al-Jarrah (Arabic: جب الجراح, also spelled Jeb al-Jarah) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include al-Mukharram to the west, Salamiyah to the northwest and al-Qaryatayn further to the south. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Jubb al-Jarrah had a population of 2,255.[1] Like other villages in the al-Mukharram District, Jubb al-Jarrah's inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2][3] Historian Matti Moosa claims that prominent Alawite figures from the Ba'ath Party convened secretly at Jubb al-Jarrah on 30 January 1968 and made a decision there to abolish Muslim and Christian religious teaching in Syrian schools.[4]
