Abu Jarash
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Abu Jarash
أبو جرش | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
  Abu Jarash Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′56″N 36°17′25″E / 33.53222°N 36.29028°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Damascus Governorate |
| Subdistrict | Damascus |
| Municipality | Al-Salihiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
• 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.[1] In the 1936 French Mandate census, Abu Jarash had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.[2] The neighborhood was built around the domed mausoleum of Abu Jarash,[3] also known as Abdallah ibn Sala al-Raqqi, a high-ranking Ayyubid royal court official.[4]
