Al-Yacoubiyah
Al-Yacoubiyah
اليعقوبية Յակուբիե | |
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Al-Yacoubiyah (
Qunaya adjacent to the east, Kafr Debbin further to the east, the nahiyah ("subdistrict") center of al-Janudiyah to the south, al-Malnad to the west and Zarzur to the north.[2]
According to the
Sunni Muslims.[1] There are two Armenian Apostolic churches in Al-Yacoubiyah: Saint Anna (Armenian: Սբ. Աննա) and Saint Hripsime (Armenian: Սբ. Հռիփսիմե). The last one is built similar to Ejmiatsin's Saint Hripsime. There is also one Armenian Catholic church.[1]
History
Al-Yacoubiyah, along with the nearby localities of
Kesab and Ghenamiyah, were settled by the Armenian community between the 8th and 12th centuries CE.[5]
In 1929, by the efforts of
Arabic
.
Syrian Civil War
During the ongoing
Jisr al-Shughur. While Al-Yacoubiyah's infrastructure was not significantly damaged and no residents were killed in the clashes, many of its abandoned houses and businesses were looted. Rebels commandeered some of the empty houses of the village, claiming they received permission by its residents. According to local residents, many of Al-Yacoubiyah's Armenians have fled the village while most of its Catholics remained. Today, the village is under administration by the Tahrir al-Sham rebel organisation.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Global Post. Originally published by Agence France-Presse. 2013-02-08.
- ^ Ya'qubiyah Map. Mapcarta.
- ^ Janudiyah nahiyah population Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "تقرير الطائفة المسيحية في إدلب".
- ^ The Vicar of Armenian Prelacy of Gezire: Yakoubiye Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. The Armenian Prelace of Aleppo. 2004-2007.