Jayrud
Jairoud
جيرود | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 33°48′24″N 36°44′25″E / 33.80667°N 36.74028°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | al-Qutayfah |
| Subdistrict | Jayroud |
| Control | Syrian Free Army |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 24,219 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | 11 |
Jairoud (Arabic: جيرود; also spelled Jerud or Jayroud) is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus in the Qalamoun Mountains. Nearby localities include ar-Ruhaybah, al-Qutayfah and Muadamiyat al-Qalamoun to the southwest, Yabroud, an-Nabek and Deir Atiyah to the north and al-Qaryatayn to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jairoud had a population of 24,219 in the 2004 census. The city is also the administrative center of the Jairoud nahiyah which consists of four towns and villages with a combined population of 31,821. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.