Umm al-Surab

Umm al-Surab
Umm al-Surab
	Umm al-Surab Location in Jordan
	Coordinates: 32°25′38″N 36°18′57″E / 32.42722°N 36.31583°E
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Mafraq
District	Badiah Gharbiyah
Population
• Estimate (2015)	4,130
Time zone	UTC+2 (Arabia Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3

Umm al-Surab (also Umm es-Surab, Umm al-Sarab; Arabic: أم السرب) is a residential area located in the Badiah Gharbiyah, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan. The region belongs to the northwestern Badia district, which includes 15 districts. Its population is estimated at 4,130 people, according to the 2015 census.^[1]

Archaeology[edit]

The ruins of a rural Byzantine-period monastery complete with agricultural facilities were described at Umm es-Surab.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "دائرة الإحصاءات العامة".
^ Brenk, Beat (2004). Bowden, William; Lavan, Luke; Machado, Carlos (eds.). Monasteries as rural settlements: patron-dependence or self-sufficiency?. Late Antique Archaeology. Vol. 2. Recent Research on the Late Antique Countryside. BRILL. pp. 447–477 (see 464–467). ISBN 90-04-13607-X.

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[popest-1] "دائرة الإحصاءات العامة".

[Brenk-2] Brenk, Beat (2004). Bowden, William; Lavan, Luke; Machado, Carlos (eds.). Monasteries as rural settlements: patron-dependence or self-sufficiency?. Late Antique Archaeology. Vol. 2. Recent Research on the Late Antique Countryside. BRILL. pp. 447–477 (see 464–467). ISBN 90-04-13607-X.

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