Inkhil
Inkhil
أنخل | |
|---|---|
  Inkhil | |
| Coordinates:33°0′N36°7′E/ 33.000°N 36.117°E | |
| Grid position | 256/269 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Al-Sanamayn |
| Subdistrict | Al-Sanamayn |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 31,258 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
Inkhil(Arabic:أنخل,romanized:Ankhil) is a town in southernSyria,administratively part of theal-Sanamayn Districtof theDaraa Governorate.It is located north ofDaraaand just east of theGolan Heightsin theHauranplain. In the 2004 census by theSyria Central Bureau of Statisticsit had a population 31,258.[1]
History
[edit]Among the ancient ruins found in Inkhil are the remains of a large villa dating from the 2nd century CE duringRomanrule. Within the building is large vaulted central hall which connects to several rooms containing busts and other Roman-era sculptures carved frombasalt.Its facade has highly decorated entrances and conch-headniches.[2]DuringByzantinerule, Inkhil was dominated by theGhassanids,Arab vassals of the empire based in nearbyJabiya.[3]
In 1596 Inkhil appeared in theOttomantax registersunder the name ofNahal,being part of thenahiyaof Bani Kilab in theSanjak of Hauran.It had an entirelyMuslimpopulation consisting of 86 households and 45 bachelors. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and bee-hives; in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 13,000akçe.Most of the income (22 out of 24 parts) went to awaqf(religious trust).[4]
The town consisted of about 50 houses in the early 1840s all of which were inhabited by Muslims.[5]According to German archaeologistGottlieb Schumacher,Inkhil was recorded to be a "small place numbering 55 to 60 huts" in 1897.[6]
Inkhil was one of the first towns to participate in the2011–2012 Syrian uprisingagainst the government ofBashar al-Assadin March 2011 following demonstrations in Daraa.[7]On 19 August 2012, four protesters were killed and dozens injured after Syrian security forces shot at demonstrators emerging from amosquefollowingFriday prayers.[8]By 30 September 2016, there were 14,845 refugees from Inkhil (Ankhal) registered in Jordan.[9]
References
[edit]- ^abGeneral Census of Population and Housing 2004Archived2012-12-20 atarchive.today.Syria Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS). Daraa Governorate.(in Arabic)
- ^Ball, 2002, pp.240-241.
- ^Shahid, 2002, p.203
- ^Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 211
- ^Newbold, 1846, p.335
- ^Schumacher, 1897, p.190
- ^Sterling, Joe.Daraa: The spark that lit the Syrian flame.CNN.2012-03-01. Retrieved on 2012-03-21.
- ^Inkhil Live Blog.Al Jazeera English.2011-08-19. Retrieved on 2012-03-21.
- ^"Syrian Refugees in Jordan by Origin (Town/ Village)".data.unhcr.org. 26 October 2016.Retrieved5 February2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Ball, Warwick (2002).Rome in the East.Routledge.ISBN9780415243575.
- 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.
- Newbold, Captain (1846)."On the site of Ashtaroth".The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society.16.Murray: 331–338.doi:10.2307/1798240.JSTOR1798240.
- Schumacher, G.(1897)."Notes from Jedur".Quarterly Statement - Palestine Exploration Fund.29:190–195.doi:10.1179/peq.1897.29.3.190.
- Shahîd, I.(2002).Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century: pt. 1, Toponymy, Monuments, Historical Geography, and Frontier Studies.Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.ISBN0884022145.
External links
[edit]- Map of town,Google Maps
- Sanameine, 19L map
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