The
Yarmouk River
The Yarmuk River (, ; Greek: Ἱερομύκης, ; or ''Heromicas''; sometimes spelled Yarmouk) is the largest tributary of the Jordan River. It runs in Jordan, Syria and Israel, and drains much of the Hauran plateau. Its main tributaries are ...
(or Yarmuk River) is the largest tributary of the Jordan River.
Yarmouk or Yarmuk may also refer to:
History
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Battle of Yarmouk
The Battle of the Yarmuk (also spelled Yarmouk; ) was a major battle between the army of the Byzantine Empire and the Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate. The battle consisted of a series of engagements that lasted for six days in Aug ...
, a major battle between Arab Muslim forces and the armies of the Eastern Roman-Byzantine Empire in 636
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Yarmukian culture
The Yarmukian culture was a Pottery Neolithic A (PNA) culture of the ancient Levant. It was the first culture in prehistoric Syria and one of the oldest in the Levant to make use of pottery. The Yarmukian derives its name from the Yarmuk Rive ...
, a Neolithic archaeological culture of the ancient Levant
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Yarmouk munitions factory explosion, an alleged Israeli air strike against a munitions factory in Sudan in October 2012
Sport
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Al-Yarmouk SC (Syria)
Al-Yarmouk Sports Club () () is a Syrian sports club based in Aleppo, best known for their football. Founded in 1925, Al-Yarmouk is the 2nd oldest sports organization in Syria. The club have won the Syrian regions football championship for severa ...
, a Syrian professional sports-football club founded in 1925
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Al-Yarmouk FC (Jordan), a Jordanian football club founded in 1959
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Al-Yarmouk SC (Kuwait)
Al-Yarmouk Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional sports club located in the district of Mishref. It was established on 28 February 1965 in Failaka Island and was the only Kuwaiti club established outside mainland Kuwait at that time. The c ...
, a Kuwaiti professional sports-football club founded in 1965
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Al Yarmuk Al Rawda, a Yemeni football club founded in 1978
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Al-Yarmouk (Libya), a Libyan football club
Education
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Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, a hospital and part of a medical college, founded in 1964 in Baghdad, Iraq
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Yarmouk University
Yarmouk University (), also abbreviated YU, is a comprehensive public and state supported university located near the city centre of Irbid in northern Jordan. Since its establishment in 1976, it has been at the forefront of Jordanian and Middle E ...
, a state university founded in 1976 in Irbid, Jordan
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Al Yarmouk University College, a private Iraqi university founded in 1996 in Diyala, Iraq
Places
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Yarmouk Camp
Yarmouk (, , ) is a district of the city of Damascus, populated by Palestinians. It is located from the center of Damascus and within municipal boundaries; this was not the case when it was established in 1957. It contains hospitals and school ...
, a district in Damascus, Syria, populated by Palestinian refugees
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Yarmouk Military Industrial Complex, Khartoum, Sudan
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Yarmouk, Baghdad
Yarmouk (Arabic, اليرموك) is an upmarket neighborhood (67th) located within Mansour district in Baghdad, Iraq. It is adjacent to Baghdad Airport Road. Built in the 1950s, it was once home to numbers of high-ranking officials from Abdul-Kari ...
, an upscale neighborhood in Iraq
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Yarmouk, Kuwait, a suburb of the capital of Kuwait
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Yarmouk, al-Hasakah Governorate, a town in the
al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Hasakah Governorate (; ; , also known as , ''Gozarto'') is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is located in the far north-east corner of Syria and distinguished by its fertile lands, plentiful water ...
of Syria
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Yarmouk, Israel, a ruin believed to be the biblical
Jarmuth
Other
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Yarmuk Jamaat, an Islamic extremist organization connected to numerous terrorist attacks, according to the Russian Federal Security Service
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