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| ⚫ | '''Ghabaghib''' (also spelled '''Ghabagheb''') is a town in southern [[Syria]], administratively part of the [[Daraa Governorate]], located north of [[Daraa]]. Nearby localities include [[Muthabin]] to the southeast, [[al-Sanamayn]] to the south, [[Deir al-Bukht]], [[Deir al-Adas]] to the east, [[Khan Dannun]] to the north and [[al-Qin]] to the northwest. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), Ghabaghib had a population of in the 2004 census. |
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| ⚫ | '''Ghabaghib''' ({{lang-ar|غباغب}}; also spelled '''Ghabagheb''') is a town in southern [[Syria]], administratively part of the [[Daraa Governorate]], located north of [[Daraa]]. Nearby localities include [[Muthabin]] to the southeast, [[al-Sanamayn]] to the south, [[Deir al-Bukht]], [[Deir al-Adas]] to the east, [[Khan Dannun]] to the north and [[al-Qin]] to the northwest. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), Ghabaghib had a population of 11,802 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB12-11-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Daraa Governorate. {{ar icon}}</ref> The town is also the administrative center of the Ghabaghib ''[[nahiyah]]'' which consists of thirteen villages with a combined population of 45,793.<ref name="CBS"/> |
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Revision as of 15:14, 20 September 2012
Ghabaghib
غباغب | |
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Town | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa Governorate |
| District | Al-Sanamayn District |
| Nahiyah | Ghabaghib |
| Elevation | 710 m (2,329 ft) |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,802 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ghabaghib (Arabic: غباغب; also spelled Ghabagheb) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located north of Daraa. Nearby localities include Muthabin to the southeast, al-Sanamayn to the south, Deir al-Bukht, Deir al-Adas to the east, Khan Dannun to the north and al-Qin to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ghabaghib had a population of 11,802 in the 2004 census.[1] The town is also the administrative center of the Ghabaghib nahiyah which consists of thirteen villages with a combined population of 45,793.[1]
History
The large cisterns and the extensive scattered ruins at Ghabaghib indicate that the town has an ancient history.[2]
On 16 January 1192 Alam al-Din Sulayman, an emir ("commander") of Ayyubid general Saladin, died in Ghabaghib on his way to Aleppo.[3] Later, the town was visited by Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi in the early 13th-century and noted it was "a village in the nearer districts of Hauran, 6 leagues from Damascus.[4]
In the mid-19th-century, Ghabaghib was a small village with structures built of black basalt stone.[5] The town, situated along the Hajj caravan route between Damascus and Mecca, served as an intermediate rest stop between Khan Dannun and al-Sanamayn. A tower was built in the town on the orders of Ottoman Sultan, Selim I.[6] Ghabaghib later became a station on the Damascus–Daraa line of the Hejaz Railway.[7] During the Syria–Lebanon Campaign in World War II, Ghabaghib served as the headquarters for the Free French Forces in southern Syria. The town was nicknamed "Rhubarb" by British soldiers who found the name too difficult to pronounce.[8]
References
- ^ a b c General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. Template:Ar icon
- ^ Ewing, p. 5.
- ^ Ibn al-Athir, p. 395.
- ^ le Strange, p. 441.
- ^ Royal Geographic Society, p. 87.
- ^ http://books.google.co.jp/books?id=c0MMAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA337&lpg=PA337&dq=%22Ghabaghib%22&source=bl&ots=zEC5XibOVQ&sig=TpxUHcU3B83IMtxBW2yl08y04Sk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pi5bUOnGKISDmQXW0oGQCA&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Ghabaghib%22&f=false
- ^ Palestine Exploration Fund, 1897, p. 200.
- ^ Smith, p. 228.
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