Mayadin
Mayadin
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Climate | BWh |
Mayadin (
History
Ancient era
Mayadin has been identified to be the ancient Audattha known to Ptolemy, though some suggest Audattha was where Haditha now stands in Iraq.[2][3]
Middle Ages
Mayadin is the successor of the medieval town and fortress of Rahbat Malik ibn Tawk, founded by the Abbasid lord and the original town's namesake, Malik ibn Tawk.[4] Strategically located at a crossroads on the western bank of the Euphrates and considered the key to Syria from Iraq, control of the town was highly contested by the Muslim powers and Bedouin tribes of the region. It grew to become one of the major Muslim towns of the Euphrates valley and was an administrative center.[5]
An earthquake destroyed Rahbat Malik ibn Tawk in
Modern era
In the early 20th century, Mayadin was the administrative seat of the
Syrian Civil War
During the Syrian Civil War,
On 3 April 2017, during the
On 18 June 2017, Iran
By the 10 October 2017, the town was besieged by the SAA and fighting had begun in the suburbs in preparation to storm the town.[17]
On 11 October 2017, the Syrian Army made huge advances inside the town of Mayadin and has taken control of about 60 percent of the town.[18]
On 14 October 2017, the Syrian Army retook the town thus ending the 4 year long ISIL rule over it.[19][20][21]
In June 2018, ISIL
Sport
There is a football club in the city called Al-Mayadin SC, which plays the second highest competition in Syria.[22]
Climate
Mayadin has a
Climate data for Mayadin | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.3 (104.5) |
35.9 (96.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
20.2 (68.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
13.0 (55.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27 (1.1) |
22 (0.9) |
23 (0.9) |
21 (0.8) |
9 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
7 (0.3) |
12 (0.5) |
24 (0.9) |
146 (5.7) |
Source: [1] |
References
- UN OCHA. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- Hachette. p. 490. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Sale, George; Psalmanazar, George; Bower, Archibald; Shelvocke, George; Campbell, John; Swinton, John (1748). An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. T. Osborne. p. 348.
- ^ Bianquis 1995, p. 393.
- ^ a b c Bianquis 1995, p. 395.
- ^ a b Bianquis 1995, p. 394.
- ^ a b c d Musil, Alois (1927). The Middle Euphrates: A Topographical Itinerary (PDF). New York: American Geographical Society. p. 6.
- ^ a b c A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume III: Central Mesopotamia with Southern Kurdistan and the Syrian Desert. Admiralty and War Office, Division of Intelligence. January 1917. p. 124.
- ^ Mroue, Bassem (August 24, 2012). "Regime airstrike targets Syrian apartments". Newsday.
- ^ Yeranian, Edward (22 November 2012). "Analysts Weigh In on Longevity of Syria's Assad". Voice of America. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "IS Takes Over Towns, Countryside in Oil-Rich Syria Province: NGO". NDTV.com. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Gunmen kill more than 12 ISIL militants in eastern Syria". Today's Zaman. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015.
- Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 28 March 2015. Archived from the originalon 3 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Speckhard, Anne; Almohammad, Asaad H. (3 April 2017). "Is ISIS Moving its Capital from Raqqa to Mayadin in Deir ez-Zor?". Modern Diplomacy. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Daniez, Clément (30 June 2017). "Mayadin, nouvelle et probablement ultime capitale de l'Etat islamique". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Why Iran Targets ISIS Positions in Syria's Deir Ezzor? - Iran's View | Iran's View".
- ^ "موقع مراسلون | الرئيسية".
- ^ Breaking: ISIS almost driven-out of capital city by elite Syrian forces
- ^ El Ejército sirio toma la ciudad de Al Mayadín, uno de los últimos reductos del Estado Islámico en Siria
- ^ El Ejército sirio toma la ciudad de Al Mayadín, uno de los últimos reductos del Estado Islámico en Siria
- ^ Breaking: Syrian Army liberates ISIS capital city
- ^ "إدارة نادي الميادين تشكل الكوادر الفنية لفرق كرة القدم" (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 October 2017.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-90-04-09834-3.