Ataman, Syria
Ataman
عتمان Athman Othman | |
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Village | |
  Ataman | |
| Coordinates:32°39′44″N36°6′53″E/ 32.66222°N 36.11472°E | |
| Grid position | 254/230PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Daraa |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,929 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
′Ataman(Arabic:عتمان), also spelled′Atman,Athman,OsmaneorOthman,is a village in southernSyria,administratively part of theDaraa Governorate,located 4 kilometers north ofDaraa.Other nearby localities includeal-Yadudahto the west,Tafasto the northwest,Da'elto the north,Khirbet Ghazalehto the northeast,al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyahto the east andal-Naimahto the southeast. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics,Ataman had a population of 8,929 in the 2004 census.[1]
History
[edit]In theOttomantax registersof 1596, it was a village located thenahiyaof Butayna,QadaofHawran,under the name ofAtman.It had a population of 29 households and 15 bachelors, allMuslims.They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives; a total of 8,000akçe.[2]
In 1838, duringOttomanrule, Ataman was listed as akhirba(ruined or deserted village) in the Nukrah region by scholarEli Smith.[3]
Archaeology
[edit]Ataman contains a few ancient ruins that were occupied by residents in the early 20th century.[4]According to orientalistsEnno LittmannandHoward Crosby Butler,Ataman was likely not an ancient town, but rather "a group of fine residences, or villas, with a common monumental tomb".[4]Among the more notable ruins are an ancient bridge and a largemausoleum.The mausoleum consists of a large stone building topped by a square structure built in theCorinthianarchitectural form.[5]The mausoleum is the most preserved of Ataman's ancient remains. Just north of the building are ruined structures consisting of parts of ancientcolumns,large windows and doorways.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ab"General Census of Population 2004".Retrieved2014-07-10.
- ^Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 215
- ^Smith;in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Second appendix, B, p.152.
- ^abcButler, Howard Crosby; Littmann, Enno (1919).Syria: Publications of the Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904-5 and 1909.E. J. Brill.
- ^Boulanger, 1966, p. 503.
Bibliography
[edit]- Boulanger, Robert (1966).The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran.Hachette.
- 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.
- 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.
External links
[edit]- Map of the town,Google Maps
- Deraa-map, 22L
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