Al-Laqbah
Al-Laqbah has been identified as the Bronze Age village of "Rugaba" listed by Thutmose III. Al-Laqbah is the site of a former Crusader fort known then as "Laqoba," originally under the authority of the Principality of Antioch. It was ceded by Bohemond III of Antioch to the Knights Hospitallers in 1168.
In the late 1970s a water project was developed in al-Laqbah which serves as the source of water for ten villages in the Tartus Governorate, six in Latakia Governorate and five in the Hama Governorate. Al-Laqbah is the birthplace of Muhammad Nasif Khairbek, the Deputy Vice President for Security Affairs in the Syrian government. Other members of the Nasif family of Laqbah have senior positions in the various security branches of the country.
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Ball, 1994, p. 99.
- ^ Bosworth, 1989, p. 789.
- ^ Boulanger, 1966, p. 451.
- ^ Edel, 1979, p. 26.
- ^ Joint Publications Research Service (1979), Near East/North Africa Report, Executive Office of the President, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
- ^ Rosen, Nir. Assad's Alawites: An entrenched community. Al Jazeera English. 2011-10-12.
Bibliography
- Ball, Warwick (1994). Syria: A Historical and Architectural Guide. Scorpion. ISBN 9780905906966.
- Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (1989). The Encyclopaedia of Islam: Fascicules 111-112 : Masrah Mawlid, Parts 111-112. BRILL. ISBN 9004092390.
- Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.
- Edel, Elmar (1979). Festschrift Elmar Edel. M. Gorg.
