Maaraba, Daraa Explained

Official Name:Maaraba
Other Name:Maʿrabah
Moraba
Native Name:معربة
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Daraa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Daraa
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Bosra
Settlement Type:Village
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:12,359
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:32.5458°N 36.4283°W
Grid Position:284/217

Maaraba (Arabic: معربة|translit=Maʿraba) or Moraba is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located east of Daraa. Nearby localities include Bosra to the east, Umm Walad to the north and Ghasm to the west.

History

In 1596 the village appeared in the Ottoman tax registers named Ma'raba, part of the nahiya (Subdistrict) of Bani Nasiyya in the Hauran Sanjak. It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of 29 households and 18 bachelors. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, and a water mill; a total of 13,000 akçe.[1]

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Maaraba had a population of 8,988 in the 2004 census.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 219.
  2. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2014-07-10.