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2 unusual facts about Yarmouk


Amr Zaki

On his debut, Zaki scored in the league opener against Yarmouk scoring the final goal in Al-Salmiya's 4-0 win.

Yarmouk Camp

As of June 2002, there were 112,550 registered refugees living in Yarmouk.


Battle of Ajnadayn

Regarding the primary sources, first must be noticed the absence of any of Byzantine provenience; possibly, according to Walter Kaegi, because what Byzantine material we have may conflate the battle with other Byzantine defeats such as Dathin and Yarmouk.

Battle of Mishmar HaEmek

The Battle of Mishmar HaEmek was a ten-day battle fought from 4 to 15 April 1948 between the Arab Liberation Army (Yarmouk Battalion) commanded by Fawzi al-Qawuqji and the Haganah (Palmach and HISH) commanded by Yitzhak Sadeh.

Yarmouk Camp

Yarmouk is an "unofficial" refugee camp; it is home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria.


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