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Arraba, Israel
Arraba (; ), also known as 'Arrabat al-Battuf, is an Arab citizens of Israel, Arab city in Israel. It is located in the Lower Galilee in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District, within Sakhnin valley, adjacent to Sakhnin and Deir Hanna, and climbing a bit on Yodfat range to its south, while also owning some lands south of that in the Beit Netofa Valley (Sahl al-Battuf) to the north of Nazareth area. Arraba attained local council status in 1965, and city status in 2016. In , its population was . During the Roman Empire, Roman period, Arraba was a Jews, Jewish settlement known as ''Arab'' or ''Gabara,'' and was home to the Priestly divisions, priestly family of Petahiah. In the fifth or sixth century CE, it was inhabited by Christians, as evidenced by the discovery of a church. The Arabs, Arab Muslims, Muslim tribe of Al-Zayadina, Zayadina arrived in Arraba in the middle of the 17th century and later gained control of the town. In the 18th century, Zahir al-Umar, an auton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arraba, Jenin
Arraba ( ''ʻArrābah''), also Arrabah, Arrabeh or Arrabet Jenin, is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 12 kilometers southwest of Jenin. It has an elevation of 350 meters above sea level and lies near Sahl Arraba, a plain that lies between Mount Carmel and Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, Arraba had a population of 11,479 in 2017. History The lands of 'Arraba include Khirbet al-Hamam and Tel el-Muhafer, either of which believed to be the site of the Canaanite town Arubboth from the ''Books of Kings'' ( Rubutu in the Egyptian documents) and the city Narbata of the Roman period.Zertal, 1984, pp. 72-76, 112-114, 133-136Na'aman, 2005, p212/ref> Tell Dothan is located just north-east of Arraba. Pottery remains from the late Roman, Byzantine, early Muslim and the Middle Ages have been found here.Zertal, 2016, pp377379 In 1226 the geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi noted that the village had a holy place named after the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabah
The Arabah/Araba () or Aravah/Arava () is a loosely defined geographic area in the Negev Desert, south of the Dead Sea basin, which forms part of the border between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east. The old meaning, which was in use up to around the early 20th century, covered almost the entire length of what today is called the Jordan Rift Valley, running in a north–south orientation between the southern end of the Sea of Galilee and the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba of the Red Sea at Aqaba–Eilat. This included the Jordan River Valley between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea, the Dead Sea itself, and what today is commonly called the Arava Valley. The contemporary use of the term is restricted to this southern section alone. Geography The Arabah is in length, from the Gulf of Aqaba to the southern shore of the Dead Sea. Topographically, the region is divided into three sections. From the Gulf of Aqaba northward, the land gradually rises over a distan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araba (other)
Araba may refer to: Places and jurisdictions * the Ancient Arab Kingdom of Hatra, a Roman-Parthian buffer state in modern Iraq * Basque name of Álava, a province and medieval bishopric (now Latin titular see) in the autonomous Basque Country, northern Spain * Arabah, a section of the Great Rift Valley Other uses * ''Araba'' (album), a 1999 album by Mustafa Sandal * Araba (carriage), a carriage (such as a cab or coach) used in Turkey and neighbouring countries; also spelled ''aroba'' * Araba Formation, in palaeozoic geology * Araba people The Araba were an indigenous Australian people of Queensland. Country According to Norman Tindale's estimate, the Araba had some of tribal land. Alternative names * ''A:rap'' * ''Aripa'' * ''Ngariba'' ( Walangama exonym An endonym (also ..., an indigenous Australian people of Queensland, Australia * Araba language, an Australian language * Araba (title), a chieftaincy title that may be held by a Yoruba priest of the oracle. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
