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Beginning in the 1870s, [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] families mostly from the eastern villages of Egypt migrated to [[Transjordan (region)|Transjordan]] to avoid corvée labor at the digging of the [[Suez Canal]].<ref name="Abujaber41-44">{{cite journal |last1=Abujaber |first1=Raouf |title=Cereal Production during the Nineteenth Century and its Effect on Transjordanian Life |journal=Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan |date=2004 |volume=8 |pages=41–44 |url=https://books.google.com/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=9NptAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> Initially they worked as seasonal farmers in the Bedouin-owned plantation villages which began springing up in the Balqa (central Transjordan) during this period.<ref name="Abujaber41-44"/> Eventually, the Egyptian families permanently settled and intermarried with the local inhabitants.<ref name="Abujaber41-44"/> In 1894, three of the Egyptian clans, the Zyood, Maharmah and Taharwah, purchased the fields around the ''[[khirba]]'' (ruined or abandoned village) of Sahab and |
Beginning in the 1870s, [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] families mostly from the eastern villages of Egypt migrated to [[Transjordan (region)|Transjordan]] to avoid corvée labor at the digging of the [[Suez Canal]].<ref name="Abujaber41-44">{{cite journal |last1=Abujaber |first1=Raouf |title=Cereal Production during the Nineteenth Century and its Effect on Transjordanian Life |journal=Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan |date=2004 |volume=8 |pages=41–44 |url=https://books.google.com/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=9NptAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> Initially they worked as seasonal farmers in the Bedouin-owned plantation villages which began springing up in the Balqa (central Transjordan) during this period.<ref name="Abujaber41-44"/> Sahab (then known as Sahab wa Salbud) was one of nine tax-paying, Bedouin plantation villages listed in the [[kaza]] (district) of [[Salt, Jordan|Salt]] in an Ottoman administrative document from 1883.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rogan |first1=Eugene L. |editor1-last=Rogan |authorlink=Eugene Rogan |editor1-first=Eugene L. |editor2-last=Tell |editor2-first=Tariq |title=Village, Steppe and State: The Social Origins of Modern Jordan |date=1994 |publisher=British Academic Press |location=London |isbn=1-85043-829-3 |page=47, note 41 |url=https://books.google.com/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=h52JAAAAMAAJ |ref=harv |chapter=Bringing the State Back: The Limits of Ottoman Rule in Jordan, 1840–1910}}</ref> Eventually, the Egyptian families permanently settled and intermarried with the local inhabitants.<ref name="Abujaber41-44"/> In 1894, three of the Egyptian clans, the Zyood, Maharmah and Taharwah, purchased the fields around the ''[[khirba]]'' (ruined or abandoned village) of Sahab and turned the site into a major farming estate.<ref name="Abujaber41-44"/> The clans, collectively known as "Masarwat Sahab" (the Egyptians of Sahab), ultimately became fully integrated into Jordanian society and since the 1950s they have gained electoral influence by dint of their numbers.<ref name="Abujaber41-44"/> In the 2000s or before, a representative of the community gained a seat in the country's parliament.<ref name="Abujaber41-44"/> |
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Sahab had been part of [[Amman]]'s city limits but became its own municipality in 1962.<ref name="Hassouneh">{{cite web |last1=Hassouneh |first1=Haneen |title=Sahab Municipality |url=https://www.shareweb.ch/site/Migration/Network%20Activities/F2F%20Jordan/SAHAB%20MUNICIPALITY-Haneen.pdf |publisher=Sahab Municipality |accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref> It serves as marketplace for the villages in the eastern Amman Governorate.<ref name="Hassouneh"/> Its population in 1994 was about 20,000, rising to over 43,000 in 2004. In the 2015 census, Sahab had a population over 169,000, of whom 76,000 were Jordanian citizens, 40,000 were [[Syrian refugees in Jordan|Syrian refugees]], 20,000 were migrant laborers from Southeast Asia and 15,000 were [[Egypt]]ian expatriate workers.<ref name="Hassouneh"/> |
Sahab had been part of [[Amman]]'s city limits but became its own municipality in 1962.<ref name="Hassouneh">{{cite web |last1=Hassouneh |first1=Haneen |title=Sahab Municipality |url=https://www.shareweb.ch/site/Migration/Network%20Activities/F2F%20Jordan/SAHAB%20MUNICIPALITY-Haneen.pdf |publisher=Sahab Municipality |accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref> It serves as marketplace for the villages in the eastern Amman Governorate.<ref name="Hassouneh"/> Its population in 1994 was about 20,000, rising to over 43,000 in 2004. In the 2015 census, Sahab had a population over 169,000, of whom 76,000 were Jordanian citizens, 40,000 were [[Syrian refugees in Jordan|Syrian refugees]], 20,000 were migrant laborers from Southeast Asia and 15,000 were [[Egypt]]ian expatriate workers.<ref name="Hassouneh"/> |
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Revision as of 19:44, 30 April 2020
Sahab
سحاب | |
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| Country |  Jordan |
| Governorate | Amman Governorate |
| District | Sahab |
| Founding of settlement | 1894 |
| Founding of municipality | 1962 |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 169,434 |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Sahab (Template:Lang-ar) is a municipality in Jordan, located 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) southeast of the capital Amman. It is the only locality in the Sahab District of the Amman Governorate.[1] Sahab is known for its Industrial City, the Islamic Cemetery and the Kahf of Raqeem site mentioned in the Qur'an (Surat al-Kahf).[citation needed] The population of Sahab in 2015 was 169,434.[1]
History
Beginning in the 1870s, Egyptian families mostly from the eastern villages of Egypt migrated to Transjordan to avoid corvée labor at the digging of the Suez Canal.[2] Initially they worked as seasonal farmers in the Bedouin-owned plantation villages which began springing up in the Balqa (central Transjordan) during this period.[2] Sahab (then known as Sahab wa Salbud) was one of nine tax-paying, Bedouin plantation villages listed in the kaza (district) of Salt in an Ottoman administrative document from 1883.[3] Eventually, the Egyptian families permanently settled and intermarried with the local inhabitants.[2] In 1894, three of the Egyptian clans, the Zyood, Maharmah and Taharwah, purchased the fields around the khirba (ruined or abandoned village) of Sahab and turned the site into a major farming estate.[2] The clans, collectively known as "Masarwat Sahab" (the Egyptians of Sahab), ultimately became fully integrated into Jordanian society and since the 1950s they have gained electoral influence by dint of their numbers.[2] In the 2000s or before, a representative of the community gained a seat in the country's parliament.[2]
Sahab had been part of Amman's city limits but became its own municipality in 1962.[4] It serves as marketplace for the villages in the eastern Amman Governorate.[4] Its population in 1994 was about 20,000, rising to over 43,000 in 2004. In the 2015 census, Sahab had a population over 169,000, of whom 76,000 were Jordanian citizens, 40,000 were Syrian refugees, 20,000 were migrant laborers from Southeast Asia and 15,000 were Egyptian expatriate workers.[4]
References
- ^ a b "The Population of the Kingdom by Administrative Divisions, According to the General Census of Population and Housing, result 2015" (PDF). Population and Social Statistics Directorate (Jordan). p. 6. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Abujaber, Raouf (2004). "Cereal Production during the Nineteenth Century and its Effect on Transjordanian Life". Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan. 8: 41–44.
- ^ Rogan, Eugene L. (1994). "Bringing the State Back: The Limits of Ottoman Rule in Jordan, 1840–1910". In Rogan, Eugene L.; Tell, Tariq (eds.). Village, Steppe and State: The Social Origins of Modern Jordan. London: British Academic Press. p. 47, note 41. ISBN 1-85043-829-3.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ a b c Hassouneh, Haneen. "Sahab Municipality" (PDF). Sahab Municipality. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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