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1385:al-Taybeh
1370:al-Naimah
1305:al-Bakkar
889:Ghabaghib
879:Ghabaghib
660:Smith, E.
346:traveler
309:Catholics
186:Time zone
1705:Category
1667:Maariyah
1647:Bayt Ara
1576:Muzayrib
1566:Muzayrib
1547:al-Karak
1265:al-Faqia
1165:al-Surah
1139:al-Hirak
1095:Miskiyah
1080:Mahajjah
990:Buwaydan
964:Masmiyah
945:Muthabin
925:Kammunah
835:Judayyah
825:al-Harra
794:Sanamayn
767:Capital:
683:Muhammad
680:(1980).
662:(1841).
640:(1890).
584:(1999).
450:Archived
332:Muhammad
265:Damascus
237:Mahajjah
225:Mahajjah
149:District
108:264/262
58:Mahajjah
23:Mahajjah
1682:Shabraq
1662:Kuwayah
1621:Shajara
1476:al-Jiza
1420:Maaraba
1260:al-Dali
1110:Qiratah
995:Shaarah
955:al-Tiha
404:in the
392:Muhajja
385:Ottoman
370:Shafi'i
365:Ayyubid
356:of the
353:ziyarat
344:Persian
322:History
305:Muslims
251:of the
245:Mhajjeh
241:Muhajja
161:Nahiyah
117:Country
33:Village
1637:Abidin
1612:Zayzun
1415:Jamrin
1360:Ataman
1160:Rakham
1155:Nahita
1115:Shaqra
1075:Jaddal
1070:Buwayr
985:Burraq
940:al-Mal
900:Aqraba
870:Zimrin
865:Samlin
850:Khabab
830:Inkhil
810:Bassir
690:
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594:
570:
418:barley
410:Muslim
397:nahiya
378:Mamluk
358:Hauran
328:Muslim
326:Local
277:Inkhil
269:Khabab
229:Arabic
127:
1672:Nafia
1657:Jamla
1597:Tafas
1592:Nasij
1587:Jalin
1582:Ajami
1482:Ghasm
1457:Abtaa
1451:Da'el
1440:Da'el
1425:Samad
1409:Bosra
1399:Bosra
1380:Saida
1375:Nasib
1365:Kahil
1354:Daraa
1344:Daraa
1299:Tasil
1289:Tasil
1275:Qarfa
1270:Namer
1215:Adwan
1190:Nimer
1184:Jasim
1174:Jasim
1129:Hirak
1105:Najih
915:Jabab
895:Alqin
860:Qayta
840:Tubna
815:Burqa
770:Daraa
473:Smith
414:wheat
340:Bosra
297:Lejat
281:Jasim
273:Tubna
261:Daraa
257:Syria
212:UTC+3
191:UTC+2
180:9,982
130:Syria
1652:Heet
1512:Alma
1466:Jiza
1209:Nawa
1199:Nawa
1060:Asim
1054:Izra
1044:Izra
980:Bali
688:ISBN
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422:akçe
307:and
291:and
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285:Nawa
233:محجة
216:EEST
166:Izra
26:محجة
1120:Sur
820:Eib
513:509
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400:of
390:as
243:or
205:DST
195:EET
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