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Abu Jarash أبو جرش
Neighborhood
Abu JarashLocation in Syria
Coordinates: 33°31′56″N 36°17′25″E / 33.53222°N 36.29028°E / 33.53222; 36.29028
Country	Syria
Governorate	Damascus Governorate
Subdistrict	Damascus
Municipality	Al-Salihiyah
Population
• Total	12,798

Abu Jarash (Arabic: أبو جرش) is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, Abu Jarash had a population of 9,600, all Muslims. The neighborhood was built around the domed mausoleum of Abu Jarash, also known as Abdallah ibn Sala al-Raqqi, a high-ranking Ayyubid royal court official.

References

1. "Damascus Governorate Population 2004 Census". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
2. Khoury, Philip S. (1993). "Syrian Urban Politics in Transition: The Quarters of Damascus during the French Mandate". In Hourani, Albert (ed.). The Modern Middle East. University of California Press. p. 433.
3. Hillenbrand, Robert (1994). Islamic Architecture: Form, Function, and Meaning. Columbia University Press. p. xxii.
4. Burns, Ross (2005). Damascus: A History. Routledge. p. 290.

v t e Municipalities of Damascus
Ancient City of Damascus Districts: Amarah Juwaniyyah Al-Amin Bab Tuma Al-Hamidiyya Al-Hariqa Jura Ma'azanat ash-Shahm Qaymariyya Shaghour al-Juwani
Barzeh Districts: Al-Abbas Barza al-Balad Ish al-Warwar Al-Manara Masakin Barzeh An-Nuzha
Dummar Districts: Al-Arin Dahiyet Dummar Dummar al-Gharbiyah Dummar al-Sharqiyah Al-Wuroud
Jobar Districts: Jobar Gharbi Jobar Sharqi Al-Istiqlal Al-Ma'muniyah
Kafr Souseh Districts: Fardos Al-Ikhlas Kafr Souseh al-Balad Al-Liwan Mezzeh al-Basatin Al-Waha
Mezzeh Districts: Al-Jalaa Fe'alat al-Gharbiyah Fe'alat al-Sharqiyah Mezzeh 86 Mezzeh al-Qadimeh Mezzeh Jabal Al-Rabwa Al-Sumariyah
Al-Midan Districts: Bab Masr Daqaq Al-Haqleh Al-Qa'a Midan al-Wastani Al-Tadamon Az-Zahreh
Muhajreen Districts: Abu Rummaneh A-Haboubi Al-Maliki Al-Marabit Al-Mastaba Al-Rawda Shura
Qaboun Districts: Al-Masaneh' Qaboun Tishrin
Qadam Districts: Al-Asali Dahadil Jouret al-Shreibati Al-Mustafa Al-Qadam Qadam Sharqi Al-Sayyidah Aisha
Qanawat Districts: Ansari Bab al-Jabiyah Bab Sreijeh Baramkeh Al-Hijaz Mujtahid Qanawat Qabr Atikah Al-Suwayqah
Rukn ad-Din Districts: Asad ad-Din Ayyubiyah Al-Fayhaa Al-Naqshabandi
Al-Salihiyah Districts: Abu Jarash Al-Madaris Al-Mazra'a Qasyoun Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ash-Shuhada
Sarouja Districts: Al-Adwi Amarah al-Barraniyah Fares al-Khoury Masjid Aqsab Al-Qassaa Al-Qusour Al-Uqaybah Sarouja
Ash-Shaghour Districts: Bab Sharqi Al-Bilal Ibn Asakir Al-Nidal Rawdat al-Midan Shaghour al-Barrani Al-Wihdeh Az-Zuhur
Yarmouk Districts: Al-Faluja Hittin Al-Karmil An-Naseriyah March 8th Al-Taqqadum

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