Uqayribat
عقيربات Oqeirbat, Aqayrbat | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Uqayribat Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°02′35″N 37°27′57″E / 35.043050°N 37.465696°E | |
| Country | 
Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Salamiyah |
| Subdistrict | Uqayribat |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,745 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3315 |
Uqayribat ( Arabic: عقيربات ALA-LC: ʿUqayribāt) also spelled Oqeirbat, Uzeiribat, ′Aqayrbat, ′Agareb, Aaqerbate, Occariba or Occaraba is a Syrian town in the Uqayribat Subdistrict of the Salamiyah District in Hama Governorate. It is situated at the western foot of Jabal Bal'as and along the route connecting Palmyra ( Tadmur) to the southeast with Salamiyah to the west. [1] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), ′Uqayribat had a population of 2,745 in the 2004 census. [2]
History
Uqayribat is identified as the site of the Roman-era town of Occaraba, listed on the Peutinger Table. [3] In the Notitia Dignitatum, a Roman document, Occaraba is mentioned as a garrison of the equites promoti Illyriciani legion. [4] The Czech explorer Alois Musil did not locate any Roman remains in the village during his early 20th-century expedition in the region. [4]
According to the 9th-century Persian geographer, Ibn Khordazbeh, during the Abbasid era, Uqayribat was one of the administrative subdistricts of Homs, along with al-Qastal, Salamiyah and Zumayn, all of which were part of the larger district of Jund Hims. [4] It remained an administrative subdistrict of Homs by the 13th century as well. [4]
In 1900, the modern-day village of Uqayribat was founded by a group of farmers who migrated 100 kilometers northwest from their hometown of Palmyra to cultivate and settle the place. [5] The settlement was built on a small elevation. [4] The Ottomans, who ruled Syria between 1517 and 1917, established a gendarme post at the new settlement. [5] Uqayribat soon after became the center of the surrounding region, which too was developing agriculturally and which was increasingly settled by formerly nomadic Bedouin tribesmen throughout the early 20th century. [5] In 1908, Musil noted that the village and its agriculturally productive vicinity belonged to the Arab sheikh of Palmyra. [4]
During the Syrian Civil War, ISIS captured the town from the Syrian Armed Forces in 2014. On 3 September 2017 the town was regained by the Syrian Arab Army. However, on 9 September 2017, the army lost large parts of the town. [6] On 15 September 2017, the Syrian army recaptured the town Uqayribat after the huge counter-attack and the heavy air raids of the Russian aircraft and helicopters. [7] Many civilian casualties occurred. [8]
In 2018, a large mosaic was discovered in Uqayribat which belongs to an early Byzantine church. [9]
References
- ^ Geyer, Bernard (2001). Conquête de la steppe et appropriation des terres sur les marges arides du Croissant fertile (in French). Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen. p. 104. ISBN 9782903264789.
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Oriental Explorations and Studies. American Geographical Society. 1928. p. 244.
- ^ a b c d e f Musil, Alois (1928). Palmyrena: A Topographical Itinerary. New York: Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts. pp. 48–50.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Norman (2000). "The Syrian Steppe during the Last Century of Ottoman Rule: Hawran and the Palmyrena". In Mundy, Martha; Musallam, Basim (eds.). The Transformation of Nomadic Society in the Arab East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-521-77057-2.
- ^ بعد 6 أيام من تثبيت سيطرتها على معقل تنظيم “الدولة الإسلامية” في حماة, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 9 September 2017.
- ^ معركة الوجود الأخير يخوضها تنظيم “الدولة الإسلامية” وأكثر من 400 قتيل من قوات النظام والتنظيم خلال أقل من أسبوعين من القتال الطاحن
- ^ Sophie McNeill; Fouad Abu Gosh (4 October 2017). "Amid Syria's horrors, a desert massacre passes unnoticed as survivors claim dozens killed by government forces". ABC News. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "The Second Largest Mosaic In Syria, Belonging To An Early Byzantine Church, Discovered". Realm of History. 7 May 2018.
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Uqayribat
عقيربات Oqeirbat, Aqayrbat | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Uqayribat Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°02′35″N 37°27′57″E / 35.043050°N 37.465696°E | |
| Country |
Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Salamiyah |
| Subdistrict | Uqayribat |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,745 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3315 |
Uqayribat ( Arabic: عقيربات ALA-LC: ʿUqayribāt) also spelled Oqeirbat, Uzeiribat, ′Aqayrbat, ′Agareb, Aaqerbate, Occariba or Occaraba is a Syrian town in the Uqayribat Subdistrict of the Salamiyah District in Hama Governorate. It is situated at the western foot of Jabal Bal'as and along the route connecting Palmyra ( Tadmur) to the southeast with Salamiyah to the west. [1] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), ′Uqayribat had a population of 2,745 in the 2004 census. [2]
History
Uqayribat is identified as the site of the Roman-era town of Occaraba, listed on the Peutinger Table. [3] In the Notitia Dignitatum, a Roman document, Occaraba is mentioned as a garrison of the equites promoti Illyriciani legion. [4] The Czech explorer Alois Musil did not locate any Roman remains in the village during his early 20th-century expedition in the region. [4]
According to the 9th-century Persian geographer, Ibn Khordazbeh, during the Abbasid era, Uqayribat was one of the administrative subdistricts of Homs, along with al-Qastal, Salamiyah and Zumayn, all of which were part of the larger district of Jund Hims. [4] It remained an administrative subdistrict of Homs by the 13th century as well. [4]
In 1900, the modern-day village of Uqayribat was founded by a group of farmers who migrated 100 kilometers northwest from their hometown of Palmyra to cultivate and settle the place. [5] The settlement was built on a small elevation. [4] The Ottomans, who ruled Syria between 1517 and 1917, established a gendarme post at the new settlement. [5] Uqayribat soon after became the center of the surrounding region, which too was developing agriculturally and which was increasingly settled by formerly nomadic Bedouin tribesmen throughout the early 20th century. [5] In 1908, Musil noted that the village and its agriculturally productive vicinity belonged to the Arab sheikh of Palmyra. [4]
During the Syrian Civil War, ISIS captured the town from the Syrian Armed Forces in 2014. On 3 September 2017 the town was regained by the Syrian Arab Army. However, on 9 September 2017, the army lost large parts of the town. [6] On 15 September 2017, the Syrian army recaptured the town Uqayribat after the huge counter-attack and the heavy air raids of the Russian aircraft and helicopters. [7] Many civilian casualties occurred. [8]
In 2018, a large mosaic was discovered in Uqayribat which belongs to an early Byzantine church. [9]
References
- ^ Geyer, Bernard (2001). Conquête de la steppe et appropriation des terres sur les marges arides du Croissant fertile (in French). Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen. p. 104. ISBN 9782903264789.
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Oriental Explorations and Studies. American Geographical Society. 1928. p. 244.
- ^ a b c d e f Musil, Alois (1928). Palmyrena: A Topographical Itinerary. New York: Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts. pp. 48–50.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Norman (2000). "The Syrian Steppe during the Last Century of Ottoman Rule: Hawran and the Palmyrena". In Mundy, Martha; Musallam, Basim (eds.). The Transformation of Nomadic Society in the Arab East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-521-77057-2.
- ^ بعد 6 أيام من تثبيت سيطرتها على معقل تنظيم “الدولة الإسلامية” في حماة, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 9 September 2017.
- ^ معركة الوجود الأخير يخوضها تنظيم “الدولة الإسلامية” وأكثر من 400 قتيل من قوات النظام والتنظيم خلال أقل من أسبوعين من القتال الطاحن
- ^ Sophie McNeill; Fouad Abu Gosh (4 October 2017). "Amid Syria's horrors, a desert massacre passes unnoticed as survivors claim dozens killed by government forces". ABC News. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "The Second Largest Mosaic In Syria, Belonging To An Early Byzantine Church, Discovered". Realm of History. 7 May 2018.
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