Village in Homs, Syria
Al-Tayba الطيبة Tayyiba |
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Village |
35°5′16″N 38°54′46″E / 35.08778°N 38.91278°E / 35.08778; 38.91278 |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | Homs |
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District | Tadmur |
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Subdistrict | al-Sukhnah |
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Population (2004) |
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• Total | 2,413 |
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Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
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Al-Tayba (Arabic: الطيبة, also spelled Tayyiba or Tayibah) is a village in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. It is located in the Syrian Desert, near the Euphrates River to the east and al-Sukhnah and the village of al-Kawm to the west. Like many of the other desert towns in Syria, it is situated in a spring-fed oasis. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Taybah had a population of 2,413 in the 2004 census.[1]
History
Al-Taybah is an Arabic name meaning "the Good."[2] In the early 13th-century Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi noted al-Taybah was a "village in the district of 'Urd, lying between Palmyra and Aleppo."[3]
Al-Taybah was visited in 1616 by Italian explorer Pietro Della Valle, who noted that the presence of several "old relics" in the village. The mosque was well-maintained and appeared to have previously served as a church tower. Residences consisted of mud huts, many of which were reinforced by ancient stone columns.[2]
The village was abandoned sometime in the 18th century with its inhabitants migrating to nearby al-Sukhnah. The modern-day settlement was founded in 1870 after one of the descendants of the 17th-century emigrants from al-Taybah and a resident of al-Sukhnah obtained permission by the governor of the Sanjak of Zor (Deir ez-Zor). He established the new village with ten or twelve other families. The Ottomans set up a gendarmerie post there afterward.[4] In 1838 al-Taybah was classified as an abandoned village by English scholar Eli Smith.[5]
At some point between 1914 and 1918, during World War I when Ottoman authority in Syria was being challenged, al-Taybah was raided and looted by Bedouin tribesmen from the area, resulting in a second exodus of the village's residents. It was reoccupied during French Mandate rule which restored a level of security in al-Taybah.[4]
During the Syrian Civil war, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) captured the village.[6] However, on 20 August 2017, the Army stormed the Taybah area from their positions at the Al-Kawm axis, pushing their way through ISIL's front-lines. Unable to maintain their positions, ISIL was forced to retreat from Taybah, leaving the entire area for the Army to take control of after a short battle.[7]
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ a b Musil, 1928, p. 76.
- ^ le Strange, p. 545.
- ^ a b Mundy and Musallam, p. 42.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 174
- ^ "'Its destiny is dark and dim:' Fears mount over ISIS hold on Palmyra's famed ruins". CBC News. 2015-05-21. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28.
- ^ Syrian Army liberates important area to besiege ISIL north of Palmyra Archived 2019-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Masdar news, 20/08/2017.
Bibliography
- Mundy, Martha; Musallam, Basim (2000). Transformation of Nomadic Society in the Arab East. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-77057-2..
- Musil, A. (1928). Palmyrena: A Topographical Itinerary. American Geographical Society..
- Le Strange, G. (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. OCLC 1004386.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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