Idlib
Idlib
إِدْلِب | |
---|---|
City | |
Area code | 23 |
Geocode | C3871 |
Climate | Csa |
Website | eIdleb |
Idlib (
Demographics
In the 2004 census by the
History
Classical Antiquity
Idlib, along with the rest of Syria were conquered by the
Ottoman era
During early
From the Köprülü period, Idlib was a center of olive production.
Syrian civil war and HTS takeover
During the
Climate
The all-time record high temperature was 44 °C (111 °F) on June 16, 2012.[17]
Climate data for Idlib | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
21 (70) |
26 (79) |
35 (95) |
37 (99) |
44 (111) |
42 (108) |
39 (102) |
38 (100) |
37 (99) |
29 (84) |
24 (75) |
44 (111) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
23.3 (74.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5 (23) |
−5 (23) |
1 (34) |
1 (34) |
8 (46) |
15 (59) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
13 (55) |
3 (37) |
−4 (25) |
−5 (23) |
−5 (23) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63 (2.5) |
55 (2.2) |
43 (1.7) |
27 (1.1) |
19 (0.7) |
4 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
5 (0.2) |
21 (0.8) |
35 (1.4) |
62 (2.4) |
334 (13.2) |
Source 1: Climate-Data.org (1991-2021 altitude: 432m)[16] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Voodoo Skies for record temperatures[17] |
Economy
Idlib is a major production center for
Idlib is a major agricultural center of Syria, the Idlib area is also historically significant, containing many "dead cities" and tells.
Because of the rapidly declining value of the Syrian pound, the Turkish lira became widespread in use in Idlib and was adopted as legal tender in the city on 15 June 2020.[21]
Culture
The Idlib Regional Museum in the city contains over 17,000 of the Ebla tablets and serves as Idlib's main tourist attraction, excluding the nearby ancient site of Ebla itself. Under the Technical and Financial Cooperation Agreement between the governments of Italy and Syria, the museum was to undergo a restoration and renovation project starting in 2010.[22][needs update]
Sports
Refugee and parathlete Dima Aktaa is from the city.[23]
References
- ^ "مدينة إدلب السورية". aljazeera.net. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ Mroue, Bassem. "Syrian forces capture rebel stronghold near Turkey" Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. 2012-03-13. Retrieved on 2012-03-13.
- ^ "Christian evacuees mourn Idlib". Al-Monitor. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Saad, Hwaida (23 January 2022). "'Now There is No One': The Lament of One of the Last Christians in a Syrian City". The New York Times.
- ^ "'Al-Hajji' Michel Boutros: The last Syrian Christian of Idlib".
- ISBN 9789004302563. Archivedfrom the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ Bakhit 2010, p. 60.
- ^ "İdlib, meşhur sadrazam Köprülü Mehmed Paşa'nın en büyük vakıflarından birinin merkezi idi". haberturk.com (in Turkish). 9 September 2018.
- ^ a b c Porter, 1868, p. 580.
- ^ Inalcik, 1997, p.501.
- ^ Baedeker, 1912, p.376.
- ^ "Gulf allies and 'Army of Conquest". Al-Ahram Weekly. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Sherlock, Ruth (29 March 2015). "Thousands flee Syrian city Idlib after rebel capture". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Will Syrian opposition move interim government to Idlib? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ "Following the renewed fighting … Ahrar Al-Sham and Tahrir Al-Sham reconcile". SOHR. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Climate: Idlib - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ a b "Idlib, Syria". Voodoo Skies. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ a b Casule, 2008, p.56.
- ^ a b Idlib, Syria Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. 2012. Retrieved on 2012-03-11.
- ^ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1996, p. 147.
- ^ DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES (2020-06-16). "Idlib follows suit in adopting Turkish lira to shield region from plummeting Syrian pound". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ Ferrari, 2009, p. 522.
- ^ Speare-Cole, Rebecca (2020-06-14). "Disabled Syrian refugee helps raise £70k to protect camps from virus". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
Bibliography
- Baedeker, Karl (1912), Palestine and Syria, with routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia and the island of Cyprus: handbook for travellers, K. Baedeker
- Bakhit, Muhammad Adnan (2010). "Abdul-Karim Rafeq, Friend and Colleague". In Sluglett, Peter; Weber, Stefan (eds.). Syria and Bilad al-Sham under Ottoman Rule: Essays in Honour of Abdul-Karim Rafeq. Leiden and Boston: Brill. pp. 59–64. ISBN 978-90-04-18193-9.
- Casule, F. (2008), Art and History Syria, Casa Editrice Bonechi, ISBN 978-8847601192
- Angelo, Ferrari (2009), Proceedings 4th International Congress on "Science and Technology for the Safeguard of Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Basin", vol. 1, Angelo Ferrari-CNR, Institute of Chemical Methodologies, ISBN 978-8896680315
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (1996). Citrus Pest Problems and Their Control in the Near East. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 9251033013.
- Inalcik, Halil (1997), An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521574552
- Porter, Josias Leslie (1858). A Handbook for Travellers in Syria and Palestine. Vol. 1. Murray.
External links
News and events
- eIdleb The first complete website for Idleb news and services