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Aqraba near Lebanon
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Akraba (variants: Aqrab, Aqraba, Agrab or Aqrabiyah) may refer to: Egypt * Al-Aqrab Prison, a prison in Cairo, Egypt Iraq * Tell Agrab, an ancient settlement in Iraq in Diyala Governorate Palestine * Aqraba, Nablus, a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate Syria * Aqrab, a central Syrian town in the Hama Governorate * Aqraba, Syria, a southern Syrian town in the Daraa Governorate * Aqraba, Rif Dimashq Governorate, a southern Syrian town in the Ghouta region of Damascus * Aqrabiyah, a central Syrian town in the Homs Governorate Homs Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its geography differs in various locations in the governorate, from to . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqraba, Nablus
Aqraba () is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate, located eighteen kilometers southeast of Nablus in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Aqraba had a population of 10,024 inhabitants in 2017. According to Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem since 1967, Israel has confiscated 1,425 dunums of Aqraba and Yanun's land for use for settlements, Israeli Military bases and for the Wall Zone. According to Kerem Navot, 3,265 dunams of mostly cultivated land were seized per military order T12/72 and transferred to the settlement of Gittit. Nearby hamlets surround the village and are considered to be natural extensions of Aqraba; they are the ''khirbets'' of al-Arama, al-Kroom, Abu ar-Reisa, ar-Rujman, Firas ad-Din and Tell al-Khashaba. The total population of these hamlets was estimated to be 500 in 2008. The prominent families of Aqraba are Al Dayriyeh, Bani Jaber, Al-Mayadima, Bani Jame', and Bani Fadel. Etymology The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqraba, Syria
Aqraba (; transliteration: ''ʿAqrabāʾ'', also spelled ''Akraba'' or ''Aqrabah'') is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Sanamayn District of the Daraa Governorate. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Aqraba had a population of 4,413. The village was later mentioned by the 13th-century Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi, who noted it belonged to the Jawlan district of Damascus and that "Ghassanid kings dwelt here of old".le Strange 1890, p390 Ottoman period In 1596 Aqraba appeared in the Ottoman tax registers, situated in the ''nahiya'' of Jaydur, part of Hauran Sanjak. It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of 27 households and 13 bachelors. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, mostly wheat, but also some on barley and summer crops; in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 16,600 akçe The ''akçe'' or ''akça'' (anglicized as ''akche'', ''akcheh'' or ''aqcha''; ; , , in Europe k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqraba, Rif Dimashq Governorate
Aqraba () is a Syrian village located in the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of Rif Dimashq Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate (, Literal translation, lit. "Damascus Countryside Governorate" or "Damascus Suburb") is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the southwestern part of the country. .... Aqraba had a population of 6,799 in the 2004 census. References Populated places in Markaz Rif Dimashq District Villages in Syria {{RifDimashqSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpion Prison
The Al-Aqrab Prison (; official name Tora Prison 992 Maximum-Security) is a supermax prison in Helwan, Egypt, south of Cairo. It is used for political prisoners and opponents of the Egyptian government, who include Muslim Brotherhood and April 6 Youth Movement leaders, as well as political activists. Inmates allegedly suffer from ill-treatment and shortages of food. The prison became known during the rule of Hosni Mubarak. Prison site Scorpion Prison is located two kilometers from the gate of the official Tora Prison area, but its position as a high security prison, and like the last of the cluster in the famous Tora chain, made its location, even though it is at the back of the prisons, distinctive as it is surrounded by a wall of seven meters high. The gates are armored from the inside and the outside, and the officers' offices are completely behind iron bars and barriers. History The idea of a series of high-security prisons was proposed by a group of officers upon their re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell Agrab
Tell Agrab (or Aqrab) is a tell or settlement mound southeast of Eshnunna in the Diyala region of Iraq. It is about 15 miles southeast of Tell Asmar, ancient Eshnunna. It has been suggested that the ancient name of the site was PA.GAR. History Tell Agrab was occupied during the Jemdet Nasr and Early Dynastic periods through the Akkadian and Larsa periods. It was during the Early Dynastic period that monumental building occurred, including the Shara Temple. There is no evidence that it was occupied after the end of the third millennium BC. Archaeology The site of Tell Agrab is encompassed by a rectangle with a height of around . It was surrounded by a fortification wall made of plano-convex bricks and with defensive towers every 19 meters. Though it had been subject to illegal digging earlier with materials from there appearing with Baghdad antiquities dealers, the site was officially excavated between 1935 and 1937 by a team from the Oriental Institute of Chicago which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqrab
Aqrab (, also spelled Akrab) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Nisaf and Baarin to the west, Awj to the southwest, Qarmas to the south, Taldou and Houla to the southeast, Talaf and the subdistrict (''nahiyah'') center Hirbnafsah to the east, Bisin and Jidrin to the northeast and al-Bayyadiyah to the northwest. History According to the Ottoman Defter records, the population of the village increased from 10 households in 1526 to 39 households by 1594. In an Ottoman government record from 1818, Aqrab was listed as one of two Turkmen villages belonging to the Qirra ('Villages') Khaliliyya; the other village was neighboring Ik'una and the two villages together consisted of 49 feddans and paid 10,350 qirsh in taxes, as well as 7,380 qirsh in illegal exactions to the mutasallim of Hama, Faraj Agha. At the time, the '' multazims'' (tax farmers) of Aqrab were locals from the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hama Governorate
Hama Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥamā'') is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is situated in western-central Syria, bordering Idlib Governorate, Idlib and Aleppo Governorates to the north, Raqqa Governorate to the east, Homs Governorate to the south, and Tartus Governorate, Tartus and Latakia Governorate to the west. It is the only Governorate (excluding Damascus Governorate, Damascus) that does not border a foreign country. Measures of its area vary from 8,844km2 to 8,883km2, with its capital being the city of Hama. History Archaeological sites * Abu Qubays, Syria, Al Qubays – medieval castle * Apamea, Syria, Apamea – Graeco-Roman city * Bourzey castle – Byzantine castle * Masyaf Castle – medieval castle * Shmemis – Ayyubid castle * Tell Salhab, Tell Asharneh – possible site of Bronze Age Tunip * Tell Qarqur – ancient settlement Modern Syria Hama has historically been a centre of opposition to the Assad regime, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daraa Governorate
Daraa Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ') is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the south-west of the country and covers an area of 2594 km2. It is bordered by Jordan to the south, Quneitra Governorate and Golan Heights to the west, Rif Dimashq Governorate to the north and As-Suwayda Governorate to the east. The governorate has a population of 922,000 (2010 estimate). The capital is the city of Daraa. Daraa Governorate campaign, Several clashes have occurred within the governorate throughout the Syrian civil war. History Syrian Civil War (2011–present) Protests and subsequent clashes between Syrian government and armed civilians (2011-2012) Civilians in Daraa began protesting against the government's authoritarian practices, which later prompted 2011 Syrian protests, similar protests across the country. The Syrian government responded by Siege of Daraa, besieging the city, which prompted some protesters to arm themselves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghouta
Ghouta ( / ALA-LC: ''Ḡūṭat Dimašq'') is a countryside area in southwestern Syria that surrounds the city of Damascus along its eastern and southern rim. Name Ghouta is an Arabic term (''ghuta'') for 'garden'. Geography The Ghouta is an oasis formed by the Barada River, as its waters flow east of Mount Qasioun, and its seven tributaries. It surrounds the city of Damascus. To the east and south of the Ghouta lies the Marj plain, which forms a narrow belt of fields, and south of that lies the Hauran plain. The Barada River Valley borders the Ghouta to the northeast. The area north of the Ghouta is less fertile and eventually desolate hill country. To the west of the region is the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The Ghouta is historically the most celebrated 'green zone' (a verdant, fertile area around an urban center) in the Levant, according to the historian Beshara Doumani. He also notes that its fame in this regard persists, despite the significant loss of its planted areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damascus
Damascus ( , ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. Known colloquially in Syria as () and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine" ( ), Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world. Situated in southwestern Syria, Damascus is the center of a large metropolitan area. Nestled among the eastern foothills of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range inland from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean on a plateau above sea level, Damascus experiences an arid climate because of the rain shadow effect. The Barada, Barada River flows through Damascus. Damascus is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. First settled in the 3rd millennium BC, it was chosen as the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 750. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqrabiyah
Aqrabiyah (, also spelled Akrabieh or Aqrabieh; also known as al-Buwaydah al-Gharbiyah) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately east and north of the border with Lebanon. Nearby localities include Zita al-Gharbiyah to the southeast, the district center of al-Qusayr to the east, Arjoun and al-Houz to the northeast and al-Naim to the north. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Aqrabiyah had a population of 4,326 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
