Taibah Explained

Official Name:Taibah
Native Name:الطيبة
Pushpin Map:Jordan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jordan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Jordan
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Irbid Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Aṭ-Ṭaībah
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:UTC + 2
Coordinates:32.55°N 76°W

Taibah or Taybeh (Arabic: الطيبة; also Taiyibe and Al-Taiyiba) is a town located in the Aṭ-Ṭaībah district of the Irbid Governorate, in northern Jordan.[1]

The 2020 census estimates its population to be 24,255 people.[2]

History

Taybah is identified with the ancient city of Ephron (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Eφρων). Polybius' historical accounts mention it during the campaigns of Seleucid king Antiochus III,[3] as well as in the story of Judas Maccabeus' retreat from Gilead, as described in 1 Maccabees.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Maplandia world gazetteer
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128180409/http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/DataBank/Population_Estimares/PopulationEstimatesbyLocality.pdf Population and Housing Census 2020
  3. Polybius, V., 70,12
  4. 1 Maccabees, 5:26
  5. Avi-Yonah . Michael . 1976 . Gazetteer of Roman Palestine . Qedem . 5 . 56 . 0333-5844.