Al-Janudiyah
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Al-Janudiyah
ٱلْجَانُودِيَّة | |
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Town | |
  Al-Janudiyah | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′05″N 36°17′27″E / 35.88472°N 36.29083°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib Governorate |
| District | Jisr al-Shughur District |
| Subdistrict | al-Janudiyah Subdistrict |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 7,774 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Janudiyah (Arabic: ٱلْجَانُودِيَّة, romanized: al-Jānūdīyah; also spelled al-Janoudiya, el-Janudieh, al-Janoodiya) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located northwest of Idlib along the western banks on the Orontes River in Zawiya Mountain.[2] Nearby localities include Shughur Fawqani to the southwest, Jisr al-Shughur 10 kilometers to the south, Bishlamun to the southeast, Kafr Dibbin to the northeast, Yacoubiyah and al-Qunaya to the north, and Maland to the northwest. It is located close to the Syria–Turkey border.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Janudiyah had a population of 5,295 in the 2004 census.[1] The town is also the administrative center of the Al-Janudiyah nahiyah which consists of 13 localities with a combined population of 19,642.[1] The town's inhabitants are predominantly Arab Sunni Muslims.[3]
Al-Janudiya contains ancient pottery resembling that of the Amuq region.[4] The geology of the site is marked by soft marl and limestone.[5]
