Adwan, Syria
Adwan
عدوان | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Adwan | |
| Coordinates:32°49′18″N35°59′42″E/ 32.82167°N 35.99500°E | |
| Grid position | 243/247PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa Governorate |
| District | Izra District |
| Nahiyah | Nawa |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,487 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
Adwan(Arabic:عدوان;also spelledAdawanorEdwan) is a village in southernSyria,administratively part of theIzra Districtof theDaraa Governorate.Nearby localities includeal-Shaykh Saadto the east,Saham al-Jawlanto the southwest andTasilto the west. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics,Adwan had a population of 2,487 in the 2004 census.[1]
History
[edit]In 1596, Adwan appeared in theOttomantax registersas "'Udwan" and was part of thenahiyaof Jawlan Sarqi in theQada of Hauran.It had an entirelyMuslimpopulation consisting of 21 households and 15 bachelors. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% onwheat,barley,summer crops, goats and beehives; a total of 700akçe.[2]
In the late 19th-century, Adwan was a medium-sized village in territory formerly occupied by theBedouinAdwan tribe.Its buildings, which included around 40 huts and a few ancient ruins, were mostly built of stone andmud.The village had a population of about 140.[3]
Syrian Civil War
[edit]On 9 August 2022, anIraqicommander of theIslamic Stateby the name of 'Abo Salim Al-Iraqi' blew himself up after he was besieged bySyrian military forcesin the village.[4]
References
[edit]- ^abGeneral Census of Population and Housing 2004.Syria Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS). Daraa Governorate.(in Arabic)
- ^Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 199.
- ^Schumacher, 1889, p.119.
- ^"After sieging him near Jolan | Iraqi ISIS commander blows himself up inside a house".Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.9 August 2022.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal (1977).Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century.Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft.ISBN3-920405-41-2.
- Schumacher, G.;Oliphant, L.;Le Strange, G.(1889).Across the Jordan: being an exploration and survey of part of Hauran and Jaulan.Bentley.
External links
[edit]- Map of the town,Google Maps
- Kafer el Ma-map, 21K
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