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Al-Mushannaf (ancient '''Nela''' or '''Nelkomia''') was part of the province of [[Syria (Roman province)|Syria]] under the [[Roman Empire]] on the borders with the province of [[Arabia Petraea]].<ref>Bowersock, 1994, p. 100.</ref> The village has a well preserved Roman prostyle temple dating to the first century BC and was dedicated to the [[List of Roman deities|Roman gods]] of [[Zeus]] and [[Athena]].<ref name="Ball">Ball, 2001, p. 242.</ref><ref name="Shahîd">Shahîd, 1995, p. 498</ref> The temple stands along a colonnaded ''[[temenos]]'', and is surrounded by other ruins.<ref name="Ball"/> An inscription inside the temple states that it was built in celebration of the [[Herodian dynasty|Herodian]] king [[Agrippa I]].<ref name="Shahîd"/> |
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Druze tribes settled in the village between 1856 and 1858.<ref>Firro, 1992, p. 152.</ref> |
Druze tribes settled in the village between 1856 and 1858.<ref>Firro, 1992, p. 152.</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:29, 2 September 2012
Al-Mushannaf
المشنف | |
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Town | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Al-Suwayda Governorate |
| District | Al-Suwayda District |
| Nahiyah | Al-Mushannaf |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,454 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Mushannaf (Arabic: المشنف, also spelled al-Mshannaf) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located northeast of al-Suwayda. Nearby localities include Tarba to the north, Shahba and Salkhad to the northwest, Qanawat to the west and al-Kafr to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mushannaf had a population of 2,581 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative center of the al-Mushannaf nahiyah of the al-Suwayda District consisting of 14 villages with a combined population of 17,134.[1]
History
Al-Mushannaf (ancient Nela or Nelkomia) was part of the province of Syria under the Roman Empire on the borders with the province of Arabia Petraea.[2] The village has a well preserved Roman prostyle temple dating to the first century BC and was dedicated to the Roman gods of Zeus and Athena.[3][4] The temple stands along a colonnaded temenos, and is surrounded by other ruins.[3] An inscription inside the temple states that it was built in celebration of the Herodian king Agrippa I.[4] Druze tribes settled in the village between 1856 and 1858.[5]
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. Template:Ar icon
- ^ Bowersock, 1994, p. 100.
- ^ a b Ball, 2001, p. 242.
- ^ a b Shahîd, 1995, p. 498
- ^ Firro, 1992, p. 152.
Bibliography
- Bowersock, Glen Warren (1994). Roman Arabia. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674777569.
- Ball, Warwick (2001). Rome in the East. Routledge. ISBN 9780415243575.
- Shahîd, Irfan (1995). Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century: Ecclesiastical history, Volumes 1-2. Dumbarton Oaks. ISBN 9780884022145.
- Firro, Kais (1992). A History of the Druzes, Volume 1. BRILL. ISBN 9789004094376.
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