Tell Elkarame (Arabic: تل الكرامة) is a Syrian village located in Al-Dana Nahiyah in Harem District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tell Elkarame had a population of 3785 in the 2004 census.[1]
Tell Elkarame
تل الكرامة | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 36°11′20″N 36°46′23″E / 36.1889°N 36.7731°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Idlib |
District | Harem District |
Subdistrict | Al-Dana Nahiyah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,785 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
City Qrya Pcode | C4122 |
History
editThe village which was known as Tall 'Aqibrīn, contains a 900 metres (3,000 ft) long section of the Roman road that connected Antioch to Qinnasrin.[2] Built probably under Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–180 AD),[3] it was used by Justinian in 363 to quickly advance against the Sassanids on the Euphrates.
In the vicinity of Tall 'Aqibrīn occurred the Battle of Ager Sanguinis, where Roger of Salerno was killed.[4]
References
edit- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ ""تل الكرامة" أرض الكرامة والبطولة". esyria.sy (in Arabic). 2 August 2008.
- ^ "Tel al-Karameh". syriaphotoguide.com.
- ^ Cahen 1940.
Sources
edit- Cahen, Claude (1940). La Syrie du nord à l'époque des croisades et la principauté franque d'Antioche (in French). P. Geuthner. doi:10.4000/books.ifpo.6169.