Izz al-Din, Syria
Izz al-Din
عز الدين 'Az ed-Din | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Izz al-Din Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:34°56′52″N36°54′59″E/ 34.94778°N 36.91639°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Al-Rastan |
| Subdistrict | Al-Rastan |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,162 |
| Time zone | UTC+3(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(EEST) |
Izz al-Din(Arabic:عز الدين,also spelled 'Az ed-Din) is a village in northernSyria,administratively part of theHoms Governorate,located northeast ofHoms.Nearby localities includeGhor al-Assi,Murayj al-Durrandal-Rastanto the west,Deir Fulandal-Zaafaraniyahto the southwest,al-MishirfehandAyn al-Niserto the south,Dunaybahto the southeast,Khunayfisto the east,Salamiyahto the northeast andTaldarato the north.
According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS), Izz al-Din had a population of 2,620 in the 2004 census, making it the fifth-largest locality in the al-Rastannahiyah( "subdistrict" ).[1]Its inhabitants are predominantlySunni MuslimsfromBedouintribes, such as the Nu'aym (Na'im).[2]
In 1838 Izz al-Din was classified as akhirba( "ruined village" ) by English scholarEli Smith.[3]However, by December of that year Izz al-Din was one of roughly 20 ruined villages to be repopulated during the brief rule ofMuhammad Ali'sEgypt.The village was founded largely as a result of the Egyptian administration's major initiative to expand agricultural production. Izz al-Din was settled by the Bedouin tribes of theMawali,Nu'aym and Uqaydat. Although by the 1840s, when the Egyptians withdrew from theLevant,most of the newly founded villages were abandoned, Izz al-Din remained inhabited. Other remaining villages included Salamiyah, Taldara andTaqsis.[4]
References
[edit]- ^General Census of Population and Housing 2004.Syria Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS). Homs Governorate.(in Arabic)
- ^Mirza, Garib; Al-Khateeb, Humam (September 2015)."The Conflict in the Town of Salamiyah A Model for the Formation of 'Mafias' in Syria"(PDF).drsc-sy.org.Democratic Republic Studies Center.Retrieved2016-11-09.
- ^Smith, 1841, p. 175.
- ^Douwes, 2000, pp. 208-209.
Bibliography
[edit]- Douwes, Dick (2000).The Ottomans in Syria: a history of justice and oppression.I.B. Tauris.ISBN1860640311.
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841).Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838.Vol. 3. Crocker and Brewster.
