Jurdab (

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: جرداب) is a village located in the

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. It neighbors the villages of

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and Sanad and the 9th area in

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, to the south of the capital

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Etymology

The name Jurdab is believed to have originated from the Persian word گرداب (Ger-dab) meaning

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History

In J. G. Lorimer's

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(1908), he writes that Jurdab consisted of 30 reed huts inhabited by the

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, whom were

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cultivators. There were an estimated 2,230 date palms in the village.

References

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