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Battle Of Daraa (1918)
The Battle of Daraa took place in 1918 in Daraa, Syria, during the Arab Revolt in World War I. Background The Sharifian Army, Arab Northern Army advanced their base of operations from al-Quweira to Azraq, Jordan, al-Azraq to prepare for an attack on the city of Daraa. A meeting was held in Abu al-Lasan, led by Faisal I, Prince Faisal with Arab and British officers, to plan the division of attacking troops into two main groups. The first group, commanded by Prince Zeid bin Hussein and Jaafar al-Askari, was stationed in Abu al-Lasan and Khirbet es-Samra. Their mission was to attack Ottoman forces in Ma'an and along the Hejaz railway section extending to Amman, while also dispatching a column to Madaba. The second group, consisting of regular and irregular troops under Nasir ibn Ali ibn Hussein, Sherif Nasir, Auda Abu Tayi, Nuri al-Said, and Nuri bin Hazaa Al Shalaan, Nuri al-Shaalan, along with an Arab field medical unit, focused on attacking the sections of the Hejaz railway north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Revolt
The Arab Revolt ( ), also known as the Great Arab Revolt ( ), was an armed uprising by the Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire amidst the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. On the basis of the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence, exchanged between Henry McMahon of the United Kingdom and Hussein bin Ali of the Kingdom of Hejaz, the rebellion against the ruling Turks was officially initiated at Mecca on 10 June 1916. The primary goal of the Arab rebels was to establish an independent and unified Arab state stretching from Aleppo to Aden, which the British government had promised to recognize. The Sharifian Army, led by Hussein and the Hashemites with backing from the British military's Egyptian Expeditionary Force, successfully fought and expelled the Ottoman military presence from much of the Hejaz and Transjordan. By 1918, the rebels had captured Damascus and proclaimed the Arab Kingdom of Syria, a short-lived monarchy that was led by Hussein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma'an
Ma'an () is a city in southern Jordan, southwest of the capital Amman. It serves as the capital of the Ma'an Governorate. Its population was approximately 41,055 in 2015. Civilizations with the name of Ma'an have existed at least since the Nabatean period—the modern city is just northwest of the ancient town. The city is an important transport hub situated on the ancient King's Highway and also on the modern Desert Highway. History Ma'an was founded by the Minaeans (known as "Ma'in" in Arabic), an ancient Arab people based in Yemen, between the 2nd and 4th century BCE.Museum With No Frontiers, p. 203. The site was located on a major trade route and was settled by Minaean traders and merchants. Local tradition has it that the city was named after "Ma'an", the son of Lot.Gibb, p. 897. During the Byzantine era in Syria, Ma'an was part of the territory of the Arab Christian tribe of Banu Judham who served as vassals for the Byzantines in Transjordan. In the early 7th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruwallah
The Ruwallah (, Rwala Arabic ''ir-Rwāle'', singular Ruweili/Ruwaili) are a large Arab tribe of the northern Arabian Peninsula and Syrian Desert, including Jordan. History Until the demarcation of borders in the Middle East in the early 20th century, the Ruwallah were an almost entirely warrior tribe centered in the region of al-Jawf and Sirhan Valley in northern Arabia, though their tribal territories extended as far southwards as al-Qasim and as far northwards as Damascus. The tribe came to being sometime in the 16th century, or shortly thereafter, and belongs to the Dhana Maslam branch of the large Anizah tribal confederation. They were active in the Arab Revolt during the reign of Nuri bin Hazaa Al Shalaan against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The leadership of the tribe is with the House of Sha'lan or ''Al Sha'lan'', who in recent decades have had close ties with the Lebanese Government and Saudi royal family. Most of the tribe's members have settled into sedent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Artillery
Mountain guns are artillery pieces designed for mountain warfare and other areas where wheeled transport is not possible. They are generally capable of being taken apart to make smaller loads for transport by horses, humans, mules, tractors, or trucks. As such, they are sometimes called "pack guns" or "pack howitzers". During the American Civil War these small portable guns were widely used and were called "mountain howitzers". The first designs of modern breechloading mountain guns with recoil control and the capacity to be easily broken down and reassembled into highly efficient units were made by Greek army engineers P. Lykoudis and Panagiotis Danglis (after whom the Schneider-Danglis gun was named) in the 1890s. Mountain guns are similar to infantry support guns. They are largely outdated, their role being filled by howitzers, mortars, multiple rocket launchers, recoilless rifles, and missiles. Most modern artillery is manufactured from light-weight materials and can be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurkha
The Gurkhas or Gorkhas (), with the endonym Gorkhali ( Nepali: गोर्खाली ), are soldiers native to the Indian subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of North India. The Gurkha units consist of Nepali and (in India) Indian Gorkha, Nepali-speaking Indian people. They are recruited for the Nepali Army (96,000), the Indian Army (42,000), the British Army (4,010), the Gurkha Contingent in Singapore, the Gurkha Reserve Unit in Brunei, and for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world. Ordinary citizens of the two demographic groups become a Gurkha by applying for, and passing, the selection and training process. Gurkhas are closely associated with the '' khukuri'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former Indian Army Chief of Staff Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw once stated that: Origins Historically, the terms "Gurkha" and "Gorkhali" were synonymous with "Nepali", which originates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yıldırım Army Group
The Yıldırım Army Group or Thunderbolt Army Group of the Ottoman Empire or Army Group F (German: ''Heeresgruppe F'') was an Army Group of the Ottoman Army during World War I. While being an Ottoman unit, it also contained the German Asia Corps. It was modeled after stormtrooper doctrine. Starting in June 1917, the Yildirim Army Group's first commander in chief was the former Prussian Minister of War and Chief of Staff Erich von Falkenhayn. Von Falkenhayn was replaced by General of the Cavalry Otto Liman von Sanders on 25 February 1918. After the Armistice of Mudros on 30 October 1918, Mustafa Kemal took command until the Group's dissolution a few days later. Establishment Upon the death of Goltz Pasha just prior to Ottoman victory at Siege of Kut in the Mesopotamia front in Iraq, German military mission representative in Constantinople General von Lossow on April 22, 1916 had asked Berlin by telegraph to have (then) chief of German general staff General Erich von Falke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasib, Syria
Nasib () is a Syrian village located in Daraa District, Daraa. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nasib had a population of 5,780 in the 2004 census. The Nasib Border Crossing between Syria and Jordan is located near the village. History In 1897, Gottlieb Schumacher Gottlieb Schumacher (21 November 1857 – 26 November 1925) was an United States, American-born civil engineer, architecture, architect and archaeology, archaeologist of Germans, German descent, who was an important figure in the early archaeol ... noted that it had 50 houses and 200 inhabitants. The villagers possessed good arable land, but suffered from lack of water.Schumacher, 1897, p144/ref> References Bibliography * External linksDeraa-map, 22L {{Daraa Governorate, daraa Populated places in Daraa District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaber Al-Sirhan
Jaber () is an Arabic name for males used as a given name and surname. Alternative spellings are Gaber, Jabir and Jabeur. People with the given name * Jaber Al Mulla (born 1995), Kuwaiti Hungarian Rapper * Jaber Abu Hussein (c. 1913–1992), Arabic poet * Jaber Al-Ameri (born 1986), Saudi Arabian footballer * Jaber Al-Owaisi (born 1989), Omani footballer *Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1926-2006), 13th ruler of Kuwait **Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium ** Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre **Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah Causeway *Jaber I Al-Sabah (1770–1859), third ruler of Kuwait *Jaber II Al-Sabah (1860–1917), eighth ruler of Kuwait * Jaber Al Mamari (born 2001), Qatari sprinter * Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (1942-2024), Prime Minister of Kuwait * Jaber Al Mutairi (born 1990), Kuwaiti footballer *Jaber Alwan (born 1948), Italian artist * Jaber Ansari (born 1987), Iranian football player * Jaber Behrouzi (born 1991), Iranian weightlifter * Jaber Ebdali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabal Al-Druze
Jabal al-Druze (), is an elevated volcanic region in the Suwayda Governorate of southern Syria. Most of the inhabitants of this region are Druze, and there are also significant Christian communities. Safaitic inscriptions were first found in this area. The State of Jabal Druze was an autonomous area in the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon from 1921 to 1936. In the past, the name Jabal al-Druze was used for a different area, located in Mount Lebanon. In Syria, most Druze reside in Suwayda Governorate, which encompasses almost all of Jabal al-Druze. This governorate is unique in Syria as it has a Druze majority. Additionally, it has integrated Christian communities that have long coexisted harmoniously with the Druze in these mountains. In the 1980s Druze made up 87.6% of the population, Christians (mostly Greek Orthodox) 11% and Sunni Muslims 2%. In 2010, the As-Suwayda governorate has a population of about 375,000 inhabitants, Druze made up 90%, Christians 7% a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauran
The Hauran (; also spelled ''Hawran'' or ''Houran'') is a region that spans parts of southern Syria and northern Jordan. It is bound in the north by the Ghouta oasis, to the northeast by the al-Safa field, to the east and south by the Harrat al-Sham and to the west by the Golan Heights. Traditionally, the Hauran consists of three subregions: the Nuqrah and Jaydur plains, the Jabal al-Druze massif, and the Lajat volcanic field. The population of the Hauran is largely Arab, but religiously heterogeneous; most inhabitants of the plains are Sunni Muslims belonging to large agrarian clans, while Druze form the majority in the eponymous Jabal al-Druze and a significant Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholic minority inhabit the western foothills of Jabal al-Druze. The region's largest towns are Daraa, al-Ramtha, and al-Suwayda. From the mid-1st century BC, the region was governed by the Roman Empire's Herodian and Nabatean client kings until it was formally annexed by the empire in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wadi Sirhan
Wadi Sirhan (; translation: "Valley of Sirhan") is a wide depression in the northwestern Arabian Peninsula. It runs from the Aljouf Oasis in Saudi Arabia northwestward into Jordan. It historically served as a major trade and transportation route between Syria and Arabia. From antiquity until the early 20th century, control of Wadi Sirhan was often contested by various Arab tribes. The valley is named after the Sirhan tribe which migrated there in the mid-17th century. Geography Wadi Sirhan is a wide, enclosed depression that starts in the Aljouf region in Saudi Arabia (elevation 525 m) and runs northeast into Jordan, ending in the wells of Maybuʿ. Its breadth varies . According to the historian Irfan Shahid, "the term '' wādī'', which suggests a narrow passageway, might seem misapplied" to Wadi Sirhan, a "broad lowland". The Czech explorer Alois Musil described it as a "sandy, marshy lowland" with scattered hillocks. History Wadi Sirhan historically served as an importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasib Al-Bakri
Nasib al-Bakri (; 1888–1966) was a Syrian politician and nationalist leader in the first half of the 20th century. He played a major role in establishing al-Fatat, an underground organization which sought the independence and unity of the Ottoman Empire's Arab territories. As the chief envoy between al-Fatat and the Hejaz-based Hashemites, al-Bakri became a close aide to Emir Faisal when the latter became King of Syria following the success of the 1916 Arab Revolt. Al-Bakri opposed the establishment of the French Mandate of Syria and became one of the chief commanders of the Great Syrian Revolt, leading the rebels' brief capture of Damascus. He escaped a death warrant in Syria in 1927, but returned the following year after being amnestied. Al-Bakri served as a representative of Damascus in the Syrian Parliament between 1932 and 1946. He was one of the main coordinators of the 1936 general strike and became Vice President of the National Bloc. He defected to join Abd al-Rahm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
