Taibah

Taibah or Taybeh (Arabic: الطيبة; also Taiyibe and Al-Taiyiba) is a town located in the Aṭ-Ṭaībah district of the Irbid Governorate, in northern Jordan.[1]

Taibah
الطيبة
Taibah
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°33′N 35°41′E
Country Jordan
GovernorateIrbid Governorate
DistrictAṭ-Ṭaībah
Time zoneUTC + 2
For other places with similar names, see Taybeh (disambiguation).

The 2020 census estimates its population to be 24,255 people.[2]

History

Taybah is identified with the ancient city of Ephron (Greek: Eφρων).[3] Polybius' historical accounts mention it during the campaigns of Seleucid king Antiochus III,[4][3] as well as in the story of Judas Maccabeus' retreat from Gilead, as described in 1 Maccabees.[5][3]

References
  1. Maplandia world gazetteer
  2. Population and Housing Census 2020
  3. Avi-Yonah, Michael (1976). "Gazetteer of Roman Palestine". Qedem. 5: 56. ISSN 0333-5844.
  4. Polybius, V., 70,12
  5. 1 Maccabees, 5:26
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