Tell Elkarame

Tell Elkarame (Arabic: تل الكرامة) is a Syrian village located in Al-Dana Nahiyah in Harem District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tell Elkarame had a population of 3785 in the 2004 census.^[1]

Tell Elkarame تل الكرامة
Village
1935 aerial view of the village
Tell Elkarame Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36.1889°N 36.7731°E / 36.1889; 36.7731
Country	Syria
Governorate	Idlib
District	Harem District
Subdistrict	Al-Dana Nahiyah
Population  (2004)
• Total	3,785
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode	C4122

History

The village which was known as Tall 'Aqibrīn, contains a 900 metres (3,000 ft) long section of the Roman road that connected Antioch to Qinnasrin.^[2] Built probably under Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–180 AD),^[3] it was used by Justinian in 363 to quickly advance against the Sassanids on the Euphrates.

In the vicinity of Tall 'Aqibrīn occurred the Battle of Ager Sanguinis, where Roger of Salerno was killed.^[4]

References

1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
2. ""تل الكرامة" أرض الكرامة والبطولة". esyria.sy (in Arabic). 2 August 2008.
3. "Tel al-Karameh". syriaphotoguide.com.
4. Cahen 1940.

Sources

• Cahen, Claude (1940). La Syrie du nord à l'époque des croisades et la principauté franque d'Antioche (in French). P. Geuthner. doi:10.4000/books.ifpo.6169.

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