al-Ḥumaymah, near al-Balqaʾ (in modern Jordan)

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al-Ḥumaymah, near al-Balqaʾ in modern Jordan, is a small historical settlement in the southern Levant known for its early Islamic-era significance and association with the Abbasid family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
historical settlement
village
associatedDynasty Abbasid dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedFamily Abbasid family NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Jordan
hasArchaeologicalFeature agricultural installations
fortified structures
religious buildings
residential structures
water systems
hasArchaeologicalStratum Byzantine period occupation
Roman period occupation
early Islamic occupation
hasEconomicActivityHistorical agriculture
local trade
pastoralism
hasHistoricalPeriod Abbasid period NERFINISHED
Late Antiquity NERFINISHED
Umayyad period NERFINISHED
early Islamic period
hasNameVariant Humaymah NERFINISHED
Humeima NERFINISHED
al-Humayma NERFINISHED
hasSettlementType rural settlement
historicalRegion Bilād al-Shām NERFINISHED
Province of Arabia NERFINISHED
knownFor archaeological remains from Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic periods
association with Abbasid family
early Islamic-era significance
role in early Abbasid movement
languageHistorical Arabic
Aramaic
Greek
locatedIn Middle East
Near East NERFINISHED
southern Levant
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan NERFINISHED
al-Balqaʾ region NERFINISHED
nearbyRegion al-Balqaʾ NERFINISHED
partOf southern Jordan NERFINISHED
partOfHistoricalNetwork trade and travel routes in southern Levant
regionType semi-arid
religionHistorical Christianity NERFINISHED
Islam NERFINISHED
timeOfPeakSignificance 8th century CE
early ʿAbbāsid era

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Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad birthPlace al-Ḥumaymah, near al-Balqaʾ (in modern Jordan)