Jubb al-Safa

Jubb Safa
جب الصفا
Jeb Safa
Village
Jubb Safa
Coordinates: 33°13′56″N 36°18′53″E / 33.23222°N 36.31472°E
Country  Syria
Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate
District Markaz Rif Dimashq
Nahiya Al-Kiswah
Elevation 676 m (2,217 ft)
Population (2004)[1]
  Total 2,499
Time zone EET (UTC+3)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)

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]

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