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Yabruod or Yabrud
is located in the Rif Dimashq governorate about 80km north of the
capital Damascus. The city is known for
its ancient caves, most notably the Iskafta cave, and the Yabrud
temple, which was once a pagan temple but later became a
cathedral. The name Yabrud is said to have originated from an
Aramean word meaning "cold"; the city rests upon the Qalamoun
mountains at a height of 1,550m.
This small beautiful village has evidence that man had settled
here tens of thousands years ago. The Cathedral of Constantine and
Helen, a Greek Catholic church, is built out of many of the blocks
that came from an old temple dedicated to Jupiter known to the
locals as Jupiter Yabroudis. This church contains an interesting
collection of icons, and the cases of some Roman columns can also
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