Yarmuk

Yarmuk

Yarmuk can refer to:

*Yarmuk Jamaat, an Islamic extremist organization connected to numerous terrorist attacks, according to the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
*Yarmouk River, one of the three main tributaries which enter the Jordan River between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea.
*Battle of Yarmouk, which took place between the Muslim Arabs and the Byzantine Roman Empire over 6 days in August 636.


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  • YARMUK — (Heb. יַרְמוּךְ), a confluent of the Jordan River on its east side. The Yarmuk is the second largest river in Ereẓ Israel (after the Jordan) in volume, and the third largest in length (after the Jordan and Naḥal Paran); it is the largest river in …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Yarmuk — Der Jarmuk oder Yarmuk (arabisch ‏نهر اليرموك‎ Nahr al Yarmūk, DMG nahru ʾl Yarmūk, hebräisch נהר הירמוך Nahar haJarmuch) ist ein Nebenfluss des Jordans. Er ist der Grenzfluss zwischen Syrien und Jordanien und weiter abwärts zwischen Israel und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Yarmūk River — River, northwestern Jordan. It rises in southwestern Syria and flows southwest to its confluence with the Jordan River. For most of its total course of about 50 mi (80 km), it forms the boundary between Syria and Jordan. A major battle along the… …   Universalium

  • Yarmuk Jamaat — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Yarmuk Jamaat caption= dates= 2002 Present allegiance= type= Infantry size= battles= Second Chechen War commander1= Muslim AtayevKIA Anzor Astemirov commander1 label= Commanders Yarmuk Jamaat is a militant… …   Wikipedia

  • Yarmuk-Universität — Die Yarmuk Universität (arabisch ‏جامعة اليرموك‎ Dschāmiʿat al Yarmūk, DMG Ǧāmiʿat al Yarmūk, englisch Yarmouk University (YU)) ist eine staatliche Universität im Nordteil von Irbid in Jordanien. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Yarmuk — /yahr moohk /, n. a river in NW Jordan, flowing W into the Jordan River. 50 mi. (80 km) long. * * * …   Universalium

  • Yarmuk — /yahr moohk /, n. a river in NW Jordan, flowing W into the Jordan River. 50 mi. (80 km) long …   Useful english dictionary

  • Yarmuk, río — Río del noroeste de Jordania. Nace en el sudoeste de Siria y fluye hacia el sudoeste hasta su confluencia con el río Jordán. La mayor parte de su curso, de unos 80 km (50 mi), forma el límite entre Siria y Jordania. En 636 AD se libró en sus… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Yarmuk, Battle of —    See Herakleios; Khalid …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

  • Batalla de Yarmuk — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Batalla de Yarmuk Parte de Expansión musulmana Fecha 20 de agosto de 636 …   Wikipedia Español

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