Zabadani
Zabadani
| Zabadani الزبداني |
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 Zabadani
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| Coordinates: 33°43′30″N 36°5′50″E / 33.725°N 36.09722°ECoordinates: 33°43′30″N 36°5′50″E / 33.725°N 36.09722°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Zabadani District |
| Elevation | 1,100 m (3,609 ft) |
| Area code(s) | 13 |
Zabadani (Arabic: الزبداني) is a city in southwestern Syria in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, close to the border with Lebanon. It is located in the center of a green valley surrounded by high mountains at an elevation of around 1,100 m.
Compared to Damascus, the weather in Zabadani tends to be milder in the summer — about 5–8 degrees less, but from December to the end of February it is colder with a lot of snow, and the temperature drops to -10 degrees. The mild weather along with the scenic views, made the town a popular resort both for tourists and for visitors from other Syrian cities, especially from nearby Damascus and for tens of thousands of visitors from the Arabian peninsula. A more elevated region than Zabadani is its neighbour, Bloudan, also a resort for thousands of tourists. Bloudan is about 1,500 metres above sealevel.
Zabadani is predominantly Sunni with a substantial percentage of Christians. Christians have their own church and monastery. Zabadani is rapidly growing and is well connected to Damascus.
The Scouts of Syria have a national training center at Zabadani, where the first Arab Jamboree was held in 1954.
City twinning
Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
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