Al-Taybah, Daraa Governorate
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Al-Taybah
الطيبة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Al-Taybah | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′48″N 36°14′38″E / 32.56333°N 36.24389°E | |
| Grid position | 265/226 PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Daraa |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 7,969 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Al-Taybah (Arabic: الطيبة, also transliterated al-Tayyibah or al-Ta'iba), historically called Tayyibat al-Ism, is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located west of Daraa. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Taybah had a population of 7,969 in the 2004 census.[1] It is predominantly inhabited by members of the Zu'bi clan, which has a substantial presence in Daraa and several other villages in the governorate.[2]
In 1884 Gottlieb Schumacher noted that Tayyibat al-Ism consisted of scattered piles of ruins of unhewn and weathered stones, possibly caused by an earthquake. To the west of the site, along the Wadi al-Lubweh stream, were the remains of a mill.[3]
