Al-Musayfirah
Al-Musayfirah
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Al-Musayfirah (
Al-Musayfirah served as the center of the
The town is largely dependent on money sent from expatriate residents working in the
History
Al-Musayfirah was mentioned in pre-Islamic Syriac texts.[4]
Ottoman and French periods
The modern town was founded during the
In 1838, during late Ottoman rule, al-Musayfirah was found to be located south of
During the
Modern era
On 29 July 2011, during the ongoing Syrian civil war which began in March 2011, an anti-government demonstration in al-Musayfirah was dispersed by security forces who opened fire on protesters, killing a civilian.[13] In early September hundreds to thousands of protesters participated in anti-government demonstrations in the town.[14] On 11 September, Reuters reported that 40 people from al-Musayfirah were forcibly detained by security forces, among dozens of others from nearby towns, namely al-Jiza and Busra al-Harir.[15] On 27 April 2012, the Financial Times reporter Michael Peele reported that during the brief ceasefire between government forces and rebels, he witnessed "hundreds-strong rally chanting "God bless the Free Syrian Army" in al-Musayfirah. The Free Syrian Army is one of the principal armed umbrella-organizations revolting against the government of Bashar al-Assad. At the time, some residents claimed that one-third of the town's population of 15,000 had fled and dozens had been killed since the start of the war.[16]
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ a b Hashshish, Safaa. Al-Musayfirah: A Name Linked to the Struggle. E-Daraa. E-Syria. 2009-04-19.
- ^ a b c d Abu Nukta, Mutasim. Al-Musayfirah. E-Daraa. E-Syria. 2009-08-07. (in Arabic)
- ^ Honigman 1995, p. 114.
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 215.
- ^ Smith; in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Second appendix, B, p. 151
- ^ Smith; in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Second appendix, B, p. 112
- ^ Batatu, 1999, p. 107
- ^ Murphy, 1921, p. 14
- ^ Provence, 2005, p. 77
- ^ a b Provence, 2005, p. 93
- ^ Provence, 2005, p. 94
- Ahram Online. 2011-07-29.
- ^ Syrian city under siege as UN urges action and Red Cross visits Damascus jail Archived 19 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Al Arabiya. 2011-09-06.
- ^ Gulf states condemn Syria 'killing machine'. Al Jazeera English. 2011-09-11.
- ^ Peele, Michael. Despair and defiance greet Syrian monitors. Financial Times. 2011-04-27.
Bibliography
- ISBN 0691002541.
- Betts, Robert Brenton (2010). The Druze. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300048100.
- Honigman, E. (1995). "Al-Nukra". The Encyclopedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume VIII: Ned–Sam. Leiden and New York: BRILL. p. 114. ISBN 90-04-09834-8.
- 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. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
- Murphy, C. C. R. (1921). Soldiers of the Prophet. John Hogg.
- Provence, Michael (2005). The Great Syrian Revolt and the Rise of Arab Nationalism. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292706804.
- 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
- Map of the town, Google Maps
- Bosra-map; 22M