Sarafand is a place name that can refer to Sarepta , the ancient Phoenician city Sarepta, Louisiana , the town in the United States Old Sarepta , Russia the German colony in Russia on Volga river, now in Volgograd city Sarepta, station the railway station in Volgograd city Tzrifin , Israel Zarephath, New Jersey , a city in New Jersey disambig ... more details
Infobox Aircraft Begin name S.14 Sarafand image File Sarafand chb256.jpg caption Short S.14 Sarafand S1589 , at Felixstowe, 1932 Infobox Aircraft Type type flying boat manufacturer Short Brothers designer first flight 30 June 1932 introduced retired 1936 status primary user Royal Air Force more users up to three more. please separate with br . produced years in production, e.g. 1970 1999, if still in active use but no longer built number built 1 unit cost variants with their own articles The Short S.14 Sarafand was a United Kingdom British biplane flying boat built by Short Brothers . It was planned as a general reconnaissance aircraft for military service. When it was built in 1932 it was the largest aircraft that had been built in the United Kingdom. The Sarafand was first proposed by Oswald Short in 1928 as an enlarged development of the Short Singapore Singapore II , to provide transatlantic range capabilitity. Short managed to persuade first his chief designer Arthur Gouge and then the Chief of the Air Staff United Kingdom Chief of the Air Staff , Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard Sir Hugh Trenchard later Viscount Trenchard of the feasibility of such a large aircraft and List of Air Ministry Specifications Air Ministry specification R.6 28 was drawn up to define the project. It was conducted as a public private joint venture, the Air Ministry funding it with 60,000 and Short Brothers providing the rest. ref Barnes & James, p. 257 ref The aircraft was originally designated the Short R6 28 before being named the Sarafand. Design The Sarafand was a six engined biplane ... Aircraft Experimental Establishment at Felixstowe . The Sarafand was scrapped there in 1936. Operators ... neither ref The Short Sarafand ref name Flight Sarafand Flight 13 June 1935, p.634. ref crew 9 2 pilots ... Sarafand journal Flight International Flight volume issue pages pp. 631 634 id url http www.flightglobal.com ... projects of the United Kingdom Category Push pull aircraft it Short Sarafand ... more details
Infobox former Arab villages in Palestine name al Sarafand image imgsize caption arname meaning altSp Sarepta Yudee district hf latd 32 latm 38 lats 48.29 longd 34 longm 56 longs 08.15 pushpin map Mandatory Palestine population 290 popyear 1945 area 5,409 areakm 5.4 date 16 July 1948 ref Morris, 2004, p. xviii, village 174. Also gives causes of depopulation ref cause M cause2 C curlocl Tzrufa , ref Morris, 2004, p. xxii, settlement 124, 1949 ref Al Sarafand lang ar was an Palestinian ... survey by Sami Hadawi , al Sarafand s population was 290 in 1945, entirely Muslim . ref Hadawi, 1970 ... History Al Sarafand was known to the Crusades Crusader s as Sarepta Yudee , but is not known when ... that in 1596 Sarafand was a village in the nahiya subdistrict of Shafa, Liwa Arabic liwa district ... Geographischen Gesellschaft. p. 158. Quoted in Khalidi, 1992, p.188 ref In 1859 the village of Sarafand ... in al Sarafand until Israel i forces composed of the Carmeli Brigade Carmeli and Alexandroni ... militia were defending al Sarafand. ref Cite book author Benny Morris title The Birth of the Palestinian ... River , and since then the majority of al Sarafand s refugees have been living in Jordan . Only one former resident of al Sarafand remained in Israel . The village houses were not immediately demolished ... of Islamic Holy Sites decided to restore al Sarafand s mosque . In May 2000, while restoration was on the verge ... the Muslim population in Israel against the authorities, and cites the Sarafand mosque episode ... I British Academy Monographs in Archaeology Refend need dab two other places are called al Sarafand External links http www.palestineremembered.com Haifa al Sarafand index.html Welcome to al Sarafand http www.alnakba.org villages haifa sarafand.htm Sarafand , at Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center http www.jalili48.com pub xENShowGallery.aspx?Sub What Remained of the destroyed&Sub2 SarafandSarafand , Dr ... Sarafand Category District of Haifa Category Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab Israeli ... more details
Infobox former Arab villages in Palestine name Sarafand al Amar image imgsize caption arname big big meaning altSp Sarafand al Kubra district rl latd 31 latm 57 lats 34.13 longd 34 longm 50 ... of depopulation as not known . ref cause curlocl Zerifin and Nir Zevi Sarafand al Amar lang ar big ... Arab Israeli War . ref name Khalidi Khalidi, 1992, p.411. ref History Ottoman era Sarafand al Amar was also known as Sarafand al Kubra the larger Sarafand to distinguish it from its nearby sister village, Sarafand al Sughra the smaller Sarafand . In 1596, Sarafand al Kubra was under the administration ... al Dumyuti al Luqaymi d. 1764 reported visiting the shrine of Luqman Luke in Sarafand. ref name ... of Sarafand in the area, one of which was inhabited and the other ruined. Thus, it may be that Sarafand al Kubra became also known as Sarafand al Amar from the Arabic language Arabic amara meaning ... in the 1870s they noticed only Sarafand al Amar. They said it was a village built of adobe bricks ... Army established their largest military base in the Middle East near Sarafand al Amar and built the village up significantly. The British also built a prison, under the name of Sarafand, for Palestinian nationalist activists next to the base. Sarafand al Amar was laid out in the shape of a rectangle ... consisted of 1,910 Muslim s and 40 Arab Christian Christian s. ref name Khalidi Sarafand al Amar was the site ... of Palestinians killed during the 1936 1939 Arab revolt in Palestine . In addition, Sarafand had ... On the morning of January 2, 1948, Arab workers at the British Army camp in Sarafand al Amar discovered ... town of Rishon LeZion in the west. No casualties were reported. Sarafand al Amar was most likely ... Israel established the Tzrifin Israel Defense Forces IDF military base on the ruins of Sarafand al ... Press Refend External links http www.palestineremembered.com al Ramla Sarafand al Amar index.html Welcome To Sarafand al Amar http www.alnakba.org villages ramla sarafanda.htm Sarafand al Amar , from ... more details
Infobox former Arab villages in Palestine name Sarafand al Kharab image imgsize 250 caption arname big big meaning altSp district rl latd 31 latm 56 lats 10.75 longd 34 longm 48 longs 20.3 population 1,040 popyear 1945 area 5,503 3,545 Arab owned, 1,611 Jewish owned, 347 public lands ref name Hadawip117 Hadawi, 1970, http www.palestineremembered.com download VillageStatistics Table 20II al Ramla Page 117.jpg p. 117 . ref areakm 5.5 date April 20 1948 ref name Morrisxix Morris, 2004, http books.google.ca books?id uM kFX6edX8C&pg PR19&dq sarafand kharab&lr &as brr 3 v onepage&q sarafand 20kharab&f false p. xix, village 234 . Also gives cause of depopulation. ref cause F curlocl pushpin map Mandatory Palestine Sarafand al Kharab lang ar was a Palestinian people Palestinian Arab village located convert 50 m ft sp us above sea level, convert 7 km mi sp us west of Ramla al Ramla , in the area that is today north east of Ness Ziona . ref name PR Cite web title Sarafand al Kharab publisher Palestine Remembered url http www.palestineremembered.com al Ramla Sarafand al Kharab index.html accessdate 2009 08 12 ref History An Arabic inscription on a slab of marble, held in the private collection of Plato von Ustinov Baron d Ustinow , was found in Sarafand al Kharab. Dating to the Fatimid period 1048 1048 and thought to have been brought to the village from Ashkelon , it states The slave of amir al mu minin may Allah bless him and his pure ancestors, and his noble descendants. And he was then in charge of ... in the border stronghold of Ashqelon in the month of ? of Rabi II of the year 440. ref name Sharonp151 Sharon, 1997, pp. 151 152. ref Sarafand al Kharab was one ... url http books.google.com ?id kC FczRLCucC&pg PA399&dq sarafand kharab&q sarafand 20kharab Cite document ... url http books.google.com ?id j1rSzWgHMjoC&pg RA1 PA151&dq sarafand kharab&q sarafand 20kharab Refend Palestinian Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War DEFAULTSORT Sarafand Al ... more details
coord 33 27 27 N 35 17 45 E display title About the ancient Phoenician city other uses Sarafand disambiguation This article has employed the convention BCE CE since its inception, 4 May 2004 corrections to BC AD are discourteous Note that these are actually the coords for Sarafand which is 1.5 kilometers away but that s all that is available Sarepta modern Sarafand , Lebanon was a Phoenicia n city on the Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean coast between Sidon and Tyre Lebanon Tyre . Most of the objects by which we characterise Phoenician culture are those that have been recovered scattered among Phoenician colonies and trading posts such carefully excavated colonial sites are in Spain , Sicily , Sardinia and Tunisia . The sites of many Phoenician cities, like Sidon and Tyre, by contrast, are still occupied, unavailable to archaeology except in highly restricted chance sites, usually much disturbed. Sarepta ref Identification of the site is secured by inscriptions that include a stamp seal with the name of Sarepta. ref is the exception, the one Phoenician city in the heartland of the culture that has been unearthed and thoroughly studied. Infobox settlement pushpin map Lebanon the name of a location map as per http en.wikipedia.org wiki Template Location map pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize 250 pushpin map caption Location in Lebanon latd 33 latm 27 lats 27 latNS N longd 35 longm 17 longs 45 longEW E official name Sarepta History Sarepta is mentioned for the first time in the voyage of an Egyptian in the fourteenth century BCE Francois Chabas Chabas , Voyage d un Egyptien , 1866, pp 20, 161, 163 . Obadiah says it was the northern boundary of Canaan Obadiah 1 20 . Originally ... discoveries at Sarafand is the cult shrine of Tanit Astarte Astart , who is identified in the site ... Museum of the University of Pennsylvania excavations at Sarafand, Lebanon Publications de ..., ISBN 99943 751 9 9 Lloyd W. Daly, A Greek Syllabic Cypriot Inscription from Sarafand, Zeitschrift f r ... more details
Tzrifin lang he n is an area in Gush Dan Dan Region in central Israel , located on the eastern side of Rishon LeZion and including parts of Be er Ya akov . The area proper is defined as an area without jurisdiction between the two cities. Nearly the entire area of Tzrifin proper is taken up by the central Israel Defence Forces base, Camp Yigael Yadin a.k.a. Camp Tzrifin, Camp 782 , with which it is synonymous, even though the base also spills into Rishon LeZion and Be er Ya akov. Camp Yadin contains a multitude of Bahad training bases , as well as Prison Four , the largest Israeli military prison . History Tzrifin was founded in 1917, during World War I , as a British base named Sarafand , after the nearby Arab village Sarafand al Amar . Sarafand was a central British base in a strategic location, having a railway connection to Jaffa and Lydda Lod . The Transjordan Frontier Force TJFF was established at Sarafand on 1 April 1926 with a cadre drawn from the Arab Legion . The TJFF subsequently moved to Zerqa in October 1926. During World War II , the Jewish Brigade was formed in Tzrifin. ref name ariel On 14 May 1948, one day before the Declaration of Independence Israel Israeli declaration of independence , British forces vacated Sarafand for the Jordanian Arab Legion . The adjacent Arab village Sarafand al Amr was depopulated on 15 May. After a two day battle, between the 18th and 19th of May, the base was captured by the Jewish forces from the Givati Brigade . ref name ness ziona The place was named Tzrifin after a historical city with that name located in the area and mentioned in the Talmud . ref name lexicon As the years passed, Rishon LeZion expanded to the east, eventually reaching the fences of Camp Yadin. As a result, the IDF decided to vacate Tzrifin and sell its land to private contractors due to the high land value. Most bases inside Camp Yadin are planned to be relocated to the City of Training Bases in the Negev . Location and geography Tzrifin ... more details
Coat rack date February 2010 The District of Ramle was an administrative sub district, a division of the Lod Lydda Districts of the British Mandate of Palestine district of the British Mandate of Palestine . The sub district s main city was Ramle . Its total population in 1944 was estimated at 123,490, of which 88,560 were Muslims 29,420 were Jews and 5,500 were Christians ref A Survey of Palestine Prepared in December, 1945 and January, 1946 for the Information of the Anglo American Committee of Inquiry, Volume I, Table 8c, p.152, J. V. W. Shaw Editor ref . A number of Palestinian Arab villages in the district were depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War , both by Jewish forces prior to the Israeli declaration of independence and after by Israeli forces. Following the war the area that had made up the District of Ramla became a part of Israel s Center District Israel Center District . Depopulated settlements nowrap begin Abu al Fadl, Ramla Abu al Fadl w Abu Shusha w Ajanjul w Aqir w Barfiliya w al Barriyya w Bashshit w Bayt Far, Khirbat w Bayt Jiz w Bayt Nabala w Bayt Shanna w Bayt Susin w Bir Ma in w Bir Salim w al Burj, Ramla al Burj w al Buwayra, Khirbat w Daniyal w Dayr Abu Salama w Dayr Ayyub w Dayr Muhaysin w Dayr Tarif w al Duhayriyya, Khirbat w al Haditha w Idnibba w Innaba w Jilya w Jimzu w Kharruba w al Khayma w Khulda w al Kunayyisa w al Latrun w Exodus from Lydda and Ramla Lydda w al Maghar w Majdal Yaba w al Mansura, Ramla al Mansura w al Mukhayzin w al Muzayri a w al Na ani w al Nabi Rubin, Ramla an Nabi Rubin w Qatra w Qazaza w al Qubab w al Qubayba, Ramla al Qubayba w Qula w Ramla w Sajad w Salbit w Sarafand al Amar w Sarafand al Kharab w Saydun w Shahma w Shilta w al Tina w Al Tira Ramla al Tira w Umm Kalkha w Wadi Hunayn w Yibna w Zakariyya, Khirbat w Zarnuqa nowrap end References References Palestinian Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War DEFAULTSORT District Of Ramle Category British Mandate for Palestine Category District o ... more details
Joshua Edward Synge Josh Cooper Order of the Bath CB , Order of St Michael and St George CMG 3 April 1901 in Fulham , London 24 June 1981 in Buckinghamshire was an England English cryptographer. He joined the Government Code and Cipher School as a Junior Assistant in October 1925 to specialise in Russian codes and ciphers. He was down from King s College London with a First in Russian and was teaching at a preparatory school in Margate . Then a sister of the novelist Charles Morgan said that Russian linguists were needed at a place in Queen s Gate . He was assigned to Ernst Fetterlein to work on Soviet diplomatic ciphers, with an Army officer, Capt. A.C. Stuart Smith. The first message he read was from Moscow to the Soviet representative in Washington, about the repudiation of debts by American states. In late 1929 to 1930 he was in the Naval Section attacking Russian Naval Codes, and was sent to Sarafand for a fifteen month investigation of Black Sea Fleet communications. In 1936 he was made Head of the new Air Section at GC&CS. At Bletchley Park in World War II he was head of the Air Section. He was awarded a C.M.G. in 1943 and a C.B. in 1958. References Dictionary of National Biography Action this Day edited by Michael Smith & Ralph Erskine 2001, Bantam London ISBN 0593049101 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cooper, Josh ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 3 April 1901 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 24 June 1981 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cooper, Josh Category 1901 births Category 1981 deaths Category Pre computer cryptographers Category British cryptographers Category Companions of the Order of the Bath Category Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Category People associated with Bletchley Park Category Alumni of King s College London crypto bio stub ... more details
Refimprove date April 2011 Infobox Israel village name Geva Carmel founded 1949 founded by Tunisia n and Turkey Turkish immigrants region Mount Carmel Carmel council Hof HaCarmel Regional Council Hof HaCarmel industry pushpin map Israel haifa pushpin mapsize 250 latd 32 latm 39 lats 43.19 longd 34 longm 57 longs 16.2 affiliation Moshavim Movement Geva Carmel lang he n , lit. Carmel Hill is a moshav in northern Israel . Located near Atlit , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council . In 2006 it had a population of 851. The moshav was established in 1949 by aliyah immigrants from Tunisia and Turkey , including Moshe Sardines , who later served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai . Built east of the village of al Sarafand , it was named and built on the land the depopulated Palestinian people Palestinian village of Jaba , about 1 km northwest of the village site. ref Khalidi, 1992, p. 166, 188 ref ref Morris, 2004, p. xxii, settlement 120 ref References Reflist Bibliography Refbegin Citation title All That Remains The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948 first1 Walid last1 Khalidi authorlink Walid Khalidi year 1992 location Washington D.C. publisher Institute for Palestine Studies ISBN 0 88728 224 5 Cite book url http books.google.com ?id uM kFX6edX8C&printsec frontcover&dq benny morris&q first Benny last Morris authorlink Benny Morris year 2004 title The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited isbn 9780521009676 publisher Cambridge University Press Refend Hof HaCarmel Regional Council Category Moshavim Category Populated places established in 1949 cs Geva Karmel he pl Geva Karmel ... more details
Refimprove date April 2011 Infobox Kibbutz name Tzrufa foundation 1949 founded by Algeria n and Tunisia n immigrants region Mount Carmel Carmel council Hof HaCarmel Regional Council Hof HaCarmel industry affiliation Moshavim Movement pushpin map Israel haifa pushpin mapsize 250 latd 32 latm 38 lats 55.31 longd 34 longm 56 longs 42.35 website Tzrufa lang he n is a moshav in northern Israel . Located near Atlit , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council . In 2006 it had a population of 839. The village was established in 1949 by Jewish exodus from Arab lands immigrants from Algeria and Tunisia . It was named after the depopulated Palestinian people Palestinian village of al Sarafand on whose lands it was built. ref Khalidi, 1992, p. 188 ref ref Morris, 2004, p. xxii, settlement 124 ref References Reflist Bibliography Refbegin Citation title All That Remains The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948 first1 Walid last1 Khalidi authorlink Walid Khalidi year 1992 location Washington D.C. publisher Institute for Palestine Studies ISBN 0 88728 224 5 Cite book url http books.google.com ?id uM kFX6edX8C&printsec frontcover&dq benny morris&q first Benny last Morris authorlink Benny Morris year 2004 title The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited isbn 9780521009676 publisher Cambridge University Press Refend Hof HaCarmel Regional Council Category Moshavim Category Populated places established in 1949 cs Crufa he pl Tsrufa ... more details
Infobox River river name Awali image name caption origin Barouk and Niha mountains, Lebanon mouth the Mediterranean basin countries Lebanon length convert 48 km mi elevation discharge convert 10.1625 m3 s cuft s abbr on watershed convert 294 km2 sqmi abbr on The Awali lang ar ALA LC Nahr al Awal is a Perennial stream perennial river flowing in Southern Lebanon . ref name ME Cite conference publisher Ministry of Environment last Lebanese Ministry of Environment title Lebanon State of the Environment Report location Beirut accessdate 2010 08 03 date 2008 url http www.moe.gov.lb SiteCollectionDocuments www.moe.gov.lb Reports SOER2002 Chap 208. 20Water 20.pdf ref In ancient times it was known as the River Asclepius. It is convert 48 km mi long, originating from the Barouk mountain at a height of convert 1492 m ft and the Niha mountain. The Awali is supplemented by two tributaries, the Barouk and Aaray rivers. The Awali is also known as the Bisri river in its upper section it flows through the western face of Mount Lebanon and into the Mediterranean . The Awali river has a discharge of convert 10.1625 m3 s cuft s abbr on , it forms a watershed that has an area of about Unit area sqkm 294 . ref name Ard Cite conference publisher Ministry of Environment pages 132 last Arab Resource Development title INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN CAMP AREA WITH DEMONSTRATIONS IN DAMOUR, SARAFAND AND NAQOURA MUNICIPALITIES location Beirut accessdate 2010 08 03 date 2003 url http www.pap thecoastcentre.org pdfs IWRM 20Final 20report.pdf ref References Reflist coord missing Lebanon Category Rivers of Lebanon ar ca Riu Awali es Awali r o he pt Rio Awali ... more details
This article is a part of Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft . Please see Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft page content for recommended layout. Infobox Aircraft Begin name Buzzard image File RRBuzzard.JPG caption Infobox Aircraft Engine type Reciprocating engine Piston V12 engine V 12 aero engine manufacturer Rolls Royce Limited first run June avyear 1928 major applications Hawker Horsley br Short Sarafand number built 100 program cost unit cost developed from Rolls Royce Kestrel developed into Rolls Royce R variants with their own articles The Rolls Royce Buzzard also referred to as the H engine was a British piston Aircraft engine aero engine of 36.7 litres 2,240 cubic inch Engine displacement capacity that produced about convert 800 hp kW lk on . Designed and built by Rolls Royce Limited it featured V12 engine 12 cylinders in a V configuration of 6 inch bore engine bore and 6.6 inch stroke engine stroke . It was manufactured in the late 1920s, but only 100 were sold. A further development was the Rolls Royce R Schneider Trophy engine. The Buzzard was developed by scaling up the Rolls Royce Kestrel Kestrel engine in the ratio of 5 6. ref Rubbra 1990, p. 59. ref Variants List from Lumsden . Buzzard IMS, H.XIMS 1927 , Maximum power convert 955 hp kW abbr on , nine engines produced at Derby. Buzzard IIMS, H.XIIMS 1932 33 , Maximum power convert 955 hp kW abbr on , reduced propeller drive ratio 0.553 1 , 69 engines produced at Derby. Buzzard IIIMS, H.XIVMS 1931 33 , Maximum power convert 937 hp kW abbr on , further reduced propeller drive ratio 0.477 1 , 22 engines produced at Derby. Applications File Vickers 207.jpg thumb right The sole Buzzard powered Vickers Type 207 circa 1933 Blackburn Iris Blackburn M.1 30 Blackburn Perth Handley Page H.P.46 Hawker Horsley Kawanishi H3K Short Sarafand Vickers Type 207 Specifications Buzzard IMS pistonspecs If you do not understand how to use this template, please ask at Wikipedia talk WikiProject Aircraft Please include units where ap ... more details
Multiple issues unreferenced October 2008 refimprove October 2008 Jabal Amel or Amil lang ar jabal mil is a mountainous region of Southern Lebanon . The region is named after the Banu Amela Banu Amilah , a Yemenite tribe who, along with the kindred tribes of Hamadan, Lakhm, and Judham, settled in Syria, Palestine, parts of Jordan, and Lebanon. The area was known in ancient times as Jabal Amilah, and later as Jabal Amil Jabal Amel . A legendary story has it that the tribe of Banu Amilah migrated from Yemen to the Levant in pre Islamic times because of a flood caused by the destruction of the Marib Dam Ma arib Dam . Jabal Amel is synonymous with the northern part of Galilee Arabic al Jalil and historically has been used to denote the homeland of Shi a Muslims in Southern Lebanon. It also includes the Shi a Muslim communities between Sidon and Beirut such as Joun, Wardanieh, Rmaileh, Sibleen, , Qmatieh, and Kaifun. Furthermore, places in the western Bekaa valley such as Yohmor, Sohmor, Maidoun, Zillaya, Libbaya, Mazraat Dallafeh, Ain al Tineh, Qillaya, and Mashghara are also usually included under the designation Jabal Amel. The reason for this overlap is the fact that the historic region of Jabal Amel does not exactly correspond to the current region of Southern Lebanon, in administrative terms. It is said to have been an area of Shi ite Muslim religious persuasion since the 7th century AD, when the Abi Dharr Al Ghafari, a close companion of the Prophet Mohammed and Ali Bin Abi Talib, settled there and spread the word of that faith. He died and was buried there in the coastal town of Sarafand biblical Serepta , and has two shrines to his name, one in Sarafand and the other in the mountain village of Mays Al Jabal. Demographics The inhabitants of Jabal Amel have diverse origins, but besides being of mixed Arab stock, they are descendants of the population that has lived there since time immemorial. It should also be noted that the word Jabal Amel has often b ... more details
Our Lady of Nourieh , Saydet el Nourieh in Arabic, is a Marian shrine in Hamat , Lebanon . Nourieh is a derivative of the Arabic word, nour , meaning light. Thus, in English, the Marian shrine can be called, Our Lady of Light . The story of Our Lady of Light shrine and monastery is celebrated throughout Lebanon, a country where Christianity has existed since Jesus first evangelized in Tyre, Lebanon Tyre and Sidon , and therefore, Lebanon is often considered part of the Holy Land . ref name infohub.com http www.infohub.com TRAVEL SIT sit pages 11448.html Lebanon A Holy Land with a message religious tour to Lebanon Cathedral of Saint George Pigeon s Rock Sarafand Crusaders castle monastery of Deir Nourieh Syriac Maronite Monastery in Kaftoun Deir El Balamand Bot generated title ref Some of the first Christian communities were set up in Lebanon during the time of the apostles. ref name infohub.com It is believed that two sailors built the shrine in the 4th century. One winter night, on a very stormy sea, the two sailors found themselves in peril. They began praying, and the Virgin appeared to them as a light and guided them gently to the shore of Theoprosopon near modern day Chekka in North Lebanon . The grateful sailors carved a cave in the cliff and dedicated it to the Virgin Mary, and called the shrine, Our Lady of Light. A Greek Orthodox monastery was built in the 17th century. ref http www.lebanon hotels.com tourism NOURIEH Saydet el Nourieh Lebanon Bot generated title ref The miraculous icon of the Theotokos has been venerated for centuries for having glowed with light to attract wayward ships. ref http www.antiochian.org damascus The Road From Damascus A Report from the Delegation to Damascus to Consecrate Three New Bishops for North America Antiochian.org Bot generated title ref The shrine is a popular Christian pilgrimage site in Lebanon, and tourists and pilgrims alike enjoy the beautiful view of the bay from atop historic Cape Theoprosopon . References refer ... more details
about a British Mandate District in northern Palestine the current Israeli district Haifa District The District of Haifa was an administrative Districts of the British Mandate of Palestine district of the British Mandate of Palestine that covered the northern Mediterranean coast of regional Palestine , southwestern Galilee , and the Wadi Ara region. It was disintegrated after the British withdrawal from the area. Prior to and during the 1948 Arab Israeli War around half of the Arab localities were depopulated or destroyed. The entire district was captured by Israel and most of its Arab defenders were composed of the Arab Liberation Army and local militias. br class wikitable style font size 120 background aaff20 Former localities style font size 120 background aaff20 Existing localities valign top Abu Shusha Haifa Abu Shusha Abu Zurayq Arab al Fuqara Arab al Nufayat Arab Zahrat al Dumayri Ayn Ghazal Ayn Hawd Balad ash Sheikh Barrat Qisarya Beit Lehem Burayka al Burj, Khirbat al Butaymat Daliyat al Rawha al Damun, Khirbat al Dumayri al Ghubayya al Fawqa al Ghubayya al Tahta Hawsha Ijzim Jaba Al Jalama, Haifa al Jalama Kabara, Haifa Kabara Kafr Lam al Kafrayn al Kasayir, Khirbat Khubbaiza Lid, Khirbat al Manara al Manara, Khirbat al Mansi al Mansura Haifa al Mansura al Mansura, Khirbat al Mazar al Naghnaghiyya Qannir Qira, Haifa Qira Qisarya Qumbaza, Khirbat al Rihaniyya Sabbarin al Sarafand al Sarkas, Khirbat Sa sa , Khirbat al Shuna, Khirbat al Sindiyana al Tantura al Tira Haifa al Tira Umm al Shawf Umm al Zinat Wa arat al Sarris Wadi Ara village Wadi Ara Waldheim Umm al Amad Waldheim Yajur, Haifa Yajur valign top Amriyye Ara Ar ara Atlit Basmat Tab un Binyamina Buweishat Daliyat al Carmel Fureidis Hadera Haifa Hajajra Hilf al Humeira I billin Ibtin Isifiya Jeida Jisr az Zarqa Ka abiyya Kababir Kafr Qara Pardes Hanna Karkur Karkur Khawalid Kiryat Atta Kiryat Bialik Kiryat Motzkin Meiser Pardes Hanna Ras Ali village Ras Ali al Maqura, Khirbat Sa ayda Sarkis Shefa Amr ... more details
Rachaf or Rshaf is a village in the Bint Jbeil District of the Nabatieh Governorate of Southern Lebanon , 16 kilometres from the Israel Lebanon border. Etymology The origin of the name is believed to have come from the Semitic God Rachaf , who is the God of lightning, thunder and fire. Others believe the name comes from the Arabic language Arabic word Rashafa which means drank. Location Rachaf is situated 106 km from Beirut, in the Caza of Bint Jbayl in the Nabatiyeh Governorate, on a hill overlooking Sarbine and Debel villages. It covers an area of 608 hectares and is located 200m above sea level. The following villages border Rachaf Sarbine Debel Al Tiri Haddatha Beit Leif. It is can be reached by several routes, such as the following Sour Aain Baal Qana Siddiqine Kafra Harris Haddatha Rachaf Population The registered population is estimated at 3,200 people. During the winter, the number of residents is approximately 300, a number which increases to 1,500 during summer. The low number of residents is because Rachaf was under Israeli occupation, which forced most of the residents to immigrate to the southern suburbs of Beirut and Sour, Aaitit, Al Rmadiyeh, Al Sarafand and Al Bazouriyeh. Despite the Israeli retreat in year 2000, migrants did not return to their village. However, the village has witnessed some renewed construction activities, with 200 additional houses built. There are 250 houses in the village distributed across 12 quarters El Dayaa Al Saha, Al Bayyad, Khalet El Maghara, Sahlet El Zaitoun, Al Rou s, Al Dabsh Al Sharky, Al Dabsh Al Gharby, Al Assi, Al Maabour, Aain Jdeidah, Al Sowan, and Al Aaqaba. Voters The number of registered voters May 2004 was 1,690 832 males and 858 females compared to 1,505 voters in 2000, distributed mainly between 24 families. Local Authorities The village has a municipal council composed of 12 members. It was recently founded, based on the decision of the Minister of Interior and Municipalities no. 8 dated January 13, ... more details
about the depopulated Palestinian village in the District of Haifa the depopulated Palestinian village in the District of Jenin Al Mazar, Jenin Infobox former Arab villages in Palestine name Al Mazar image imgsize caption arname meaning altSp district hf latd 32 latm 40 lats 56.4 longd 34 longm 57 longs 52.2 population 210 popyear 1945 area areakm cause M cause2 curlocl En Karmel date July 15, 1948 ref name Morrispxvii Morris, 2004, http books.google.ca books?id uM kFX6edX8C&pg PR17&dq nuris arab&lr v onepage&q nuris 20arab&f false p. xviii, village 169 . Also gives cause of depopulation ref pushpin map Mandatory Palestine Al Mazar was a Palestinian people Palestinian Arab village located convert 4 km mi sp us northeast of al Sarafand . ref name Morrisp248 Morris, 2004, http books.google.ca books?id uM kFX6edX8C&pg PR17&dq nuris arab&lr v onepage&q mazar&f false p. 248 . ref As of 1945, it had a population of 210. History The village name, which is Arabic for shrine , a place one visits , was probably meant to commemorate the many people who were killed and buried there in the wars against the Crusaders . ref name Khalidi178 Khalidi, 1992, p.178 ref 1948, and aftermath The village was first raided by the Israel Defense Forces IDF on May 17 during the 1948 Arab Israeli war , with the aim of rendering the village unworthy of use. ref name Morrisp248 Morris, 2004, http books.google.ca books?id uM kFX6edX8C&pg PR17&dq nuris arab&lr v onepage&q mazar&f false p. 248 . ref The IDF encountered only 10 20 Arabs, who ran away, and the troops proceeded to burn what could be burned. ref name Morrisp248 Within days of the IDF s withdrawal, some of the villagers had returned, Arab militants and civilians. ref name Morrisp248 ref name Morrisp438 The village was permanently depopulated as a result of another IDF military assault in mid July 1948. ref name Morrisp438 Morris, 2004, http books.google.ca books?id uM kFX6edX8C&pg PR17&dq nuris arab&lr v onepage&q mazar&f false p. 438 . ... more details
the Carmeli Brigade occupied Kafr Lam and neighbouring Al SarafandSarafand , and briefly garrison ... at Kafr Lam and Sarafand. ref name Khalidip170 After the start of the Second Truce, on 19 July 1948 ... more details
Qannir Qira, Palestine Qira Qisarya Qumbaza Col 3 al Rihaniyya Sabbarin al Sarafand al Sarkas, Khirbat ... 3 Qazaza al Qubab al Qubayba Qula Ramla see Exodus from Lydda and Ramla Sajad Salbit Sarafand al Amar Sarafand al Kharab Saydun Shahma Shilta al Tina Al Tira Ramla al Tira Umm Kalkha Wadi Hunayn Yibna ... more details
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