| Al-Janudiyah ٱلْجَانُودِيَّة | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Al-Janudiyah | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′05″N 36°17′27″E / 35.88472°N 36.29083°E / 35.88472; 36.29083 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib Governorate |
| District | Jisr al-Shughur District |
| Subdistrict | al-Janudiyah Subdistrict |
| Population | |
| • 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. 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.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Janudiyah had a population of 5,295 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative center of the Al-Janudiyah nahiyah which consists of 13 localities with a combined population of 19,642. The town's inhabitants are predominantly Arab Sunni Muslims.
Al-Janudiya contains ancient pottery resembling that of the Amuq region. The geology of the site is marked by soft marl and limestone.
Syrian civil war
During a Syrian Army operation against opposition rebels in Jisr al-Shughur, on 15 June 2011, al-Janudiyah was surrounded by Syrian troops. On 5 September, after clashing with army deserters fleeing towards the nearby border with Turkey, armor-backed Syrian troops entered al-Janudiyah, according to witnesses. Later, on 15 September, a boy was reportedly killed by security forces during an anti-government demonstration in the town, according to opposition activists.
Clashes in al-Janudiyah on 11 March left three Syrian Army soldiers and one civilian dead according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. On 1 April a Syrian Army convoy was assaulted by defectors resulting in the deaths of four soldiers and the injuring of eleven others.
In the first days of February 2013, rebels captured al-Janudiyah and nearby Yakubiyah.
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Syrian soldiers storm towns near Turkish border. Reuters. Published in Stuff New Zealand. 2011-09-15.
- ^ Syria rebels tighten noose around key Idlib city Archived 2013-02-13 at the Wayback Machine. France 24. Originally published by Agence France-Presse. 2013-02-05.
- Matthers, 1981, p. 94.
- Krasheninnikov, 2005, p. 356.
- Fielding-Smith, Abigail. Thousands flee Syrian town as troops gather. Financial Times. 2011-06-15.
- Syrian forces renew raids near Turkey, kill youth. Ahram Online. Published by Reuters. 2011-09-05.
- Annan 'optimistic' after Syria meeting. Al Jazeera English. 2012-03-11.
- Wrap-Up 4-Syria's "friends" try to twist screw on Assad. Reuters published in Chicago Tribune. 2012-04-01.
