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

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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 in the area.

Ain Qaniya spring and Roman temple

There is a

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and

Roman temple Ancient Roman temples were among the most important buildings in Roman culture, and some of the richest buildings in Roman architecture, though only a few survive in any sort of complete state. Today they remain "the most obvious symbol of ...

in the area called Ain Qaniya or Ayn Qaniya. Julien Aliquot 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. 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

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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