Jdeidat Yabous ( ar, جديدة يابوس; also spelled Jdeidet Yabous), previously known as Ainkania, is a village situated west of

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 994 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. The village sits in the hills, on the border between Syria and

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

where a checkpoint is operated between the two countries. Weapons have been seized at the checkpoint, being smuggled from Lebanon concealed in the floor of a truck, to arm rebels in the Syrian civil war. There are seams of

iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...

in the area.

Ain Qaniya spring and Roman temple

There is a

spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a ...

and Roman temple in the area called Ain Qaniya or Ayn Qaniya.

Julien Aliquot Julien may refer to: People * Julien (given name) * Julien (surname) Music * ''Julien'' (opera), a 1913 poème lyrique by Gustave Charpentier * ''Julien'' (album), by Dalida, 1973 * "Julien" (song), by Carly Rae Jepsen, 2019 Places ...

identified the ancient name of the village, which was previously called Ainkania after this spring. A study of the ancient settlement and sanctuary is currently in progress under

Ibrahim Omeri Ibrahim ( ar, إبراهيم, links=no ') is the Arabic name for Abraham, a Biblical patriarch and prophet in Islam. For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam. Ibrahim may also refer to: * Ibrahim (name), a name (and list of people ...

. It has been suggested that the goddess

Leucothea In Greek mythology, Leucothea (; grc-gre, Λευκοθέα, Leukothéa, white goddess), sometimes also called Leucothoe ( grc-gre, Λευκοθόη, Leukothóē), was one of the aspects under which an ancient sea goddess was recognized, in this ...

was worshiped at the temple, which sits in the north east of a group of Temples of Mount Hermon.

References

External links

Photo of Jdeidat Yabous bordergate on panoramio.comJdeidat Yabous on geographic.orgJdeidat Yabous on mapmonde.orgLast Syrian checkpoint on wikimapia.org
Populated places in Qudsaya District Archaeological sites in Rif Dimashq Governorate Ancient Roman temples Roman sites in Syria Tourist attractions in Syria {{RifDimashqSY-geo-stub