Al-Zabadani
| Zabadani الزبداني |
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| Coordinates: 33°43′30″N 36°5′50″E / 33.72500°N 36.09722°ECoordinates: 33°43′30″N 36°5′50″E / 33.72500°N 36.09722°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Zabadani District |
| Nahiyah | Al-Zabadani |
| Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
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| • Total | 40,613 |
| Area code(s) | 13 |
Zabadani (Arabic: الزبداني) is a city in southwestern Syria in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, close to the border with Lebanon. It is located in the center of a green valley surrounded by high mountains at an elevation of around 1,100 m.
Overview
Compared to Damascus, the weather in Zabadani tends to be milder in the summer — about 5–8 degrees less, but from December to the end of February it is colder with a lot of snow, and the temperature drops to -10 degrees. The mild weather along with the scenic views, made the town a popular resort both for tourists and for visitors from other Syrian cities, especially from nearby Damascus and for tens of thousands of visitors from the Arabian peninsula. A more elevated region than Zabadani is its neighbour, Bloudan, also a resort for thousands of tourists. Bloudan is about 1,500 metres above sealevel.
Zabadani is predominantly Sunni with a substantial percentage of Christians. Christians have their own church and monastery. Zabadani is rapidly growing and is well connected to Damascus.
The Scouts of Syria have a national training center at Zabadani, where the first Arab Jamboree was held in 1954.
Syrian civil war
On January 18, 2012 Zabadani became the first city to fall under the control of the Free Syrian Army following a bloody battle that lasted 11 days.[1]
On February 11, the Syrian Army regained control of the city.
The city of Zabadani is vitally important to Syria's government and to Iran because, at least as late as June 2011, the city served as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps's logistical hub for supplying Hizballah.[2]
External links
- More information From MiddleEast Information Network
- بوابة المجتمع المحلي في الزبداني
- Fahim, Kareem (January 21, 2012). "In Syrian City, a Calm That Few Expect to Last". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
References
- ^ Fahim, Kareem (January 21, 2012). "In Syrian City, a Calm That Few Expect to Last". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ Holliday, Joseph (March 2012). Syria's Armed Opposition. Middle East Security Report 3. Institute for the Study of War. p. 25. Retrieved 9 July 2012
- ^ "اتفاق توءمة بين مدينة نوين كيرشين الألمانية والزبداني Twining agreement between the city of Nguyen Kirchen German and Zabadani". The New Alphabet/SANA. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
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