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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> In front of the temple stands a rectangular ''[[temenos]]'' which is surrounded by four walls and looks out on an artificial pool from its south side and colonnades on the other ones. The temple's entrance is aligned to the north side and the court yard has steps that lead to the inner sanctuary. The temple's walls are built without binding materials and display beautiful ornaments including capitals and entablature.<ref name="Kaizer">Kaizer, 2008, pp. 101-102.</ref> An inscription inside the temple states that it was built in celebration of the [[Herodian dynasty|Herodian]] king [[Agrippa I]].<ref name="Shahîd"/> The temple was excavated in the early 1900s by Butler and later by C. Ward, and was partially restored by the Syrian government.<ref name="Kaizer"/> |
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> In front of the temple stands a rectangular ''[[temenos]]'' which is surrounded by four walls and looks out on an artificial pool from its south side and colonnades on the other ones. The temple's entrance is aligned to the north side and the court yard has steps that lead to the inner sanctuary. The temple's walls are built without binding materials and display beautiful ornaments including capitals and entablature.<ref name="Kaizer">Kaizer, 2008, pp. 101-102.</ref> An inscription inside the temple states that it was built in celebration of the [[Herodian dynasty|Herodian]] king [[Agrippa I]].<ref name="Shahîd"/> The temple was excavated in the early 1900s by Butler and later by C. Ward, and was partially restored by the Syrian government.<ref name="Kaizer"/> |
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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 09:49, 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 or Mushennef) 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] In front of the temple stands a rectangular temenos which is surrounded by four walls and looks out on an artificial pool from its south side and colonnades on the other ones. The temple's entrance is aligned to the north side and the court yard has steps that lead to the inner sanctuary. The temple's walls are built without binding materials and display beautiful ornaments including capitals and entablature.[5] An inscription inside the temple states that it was built in celebration of the Herodian king Agrippa I.[4] The temple was excavated in the early 1900s by Butler and later by C. Ward, and was partially restored by the Syrian government.[5]
Druze tribes settled in the village between 1856 and 1858.[6]
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.
- ^ Ball, 2001, p. 242.
- ^ a b Shahîd, 1995, p. 498
- ^ a b Kaizer, 2008, pp. 101-102.
- ^ 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.
- Kaizer, Ted (2008). The Variety of Local Religious Life in the Near East In the Hellenistic and Roman Periods. BRILL. ISBN 9789004167353.
- Firro, Kais (1992). A History of the Druzes, Volume 1. BRILL. ISBN 9789004094376.
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