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The Battle of the Yarmuk (also spelled Yarmouk) was a major battle between the army of the Byzantine Empire and the Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate.The battle consisted of a series of engagements that lasted for six days in August 636, near the Yarmouk River (also called the Hieromyces River), along what are now the borders of Syria–Jordan and Syria-Israel, southeast of the Sea ...
Yarmouk (Arabic: ٱلْيَرْمُوك, ALA-LC: al-Yarmūk, IPA: [æl.jærˈmʊːk]) is a 2.11-square-kilometer (520-acre) district of the city of Damascus, populated by Palestinians. It is located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from the center of Damascus and within municipal boundaries; this was not the case when it was established in 1957.
Al-Yarmouk Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي اليرموك الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional sports club located in the district of Mishref.It was established on 28 February 1965 in Failaka Island and was the only Kuwaiti club established outside mainland Kuwait at that time.
Battle of Yarmouk, a major battle between Arab Muslim forces and the armies of the Eastern Roman-Byzantine Empire in 636 Yarmukian culture , a Neolithic archaeological culture of the ancient Levant Yarmouk munitions factory explosion , an alleged Israeli air strike against a munitions factory in Sudan in October 2012
Between 1925 and 1946, Al-Yarmouk was known as Homenetmen Aleppo. In 1946, the name was changed to Al-Nadi As-Souri (Arabic: the Syrian Club) until 1971 when it was renamed Al-Yarmouk. The club play their home games at the 7 April Municipal Stadium. Al-Yarmouk SC are also known for their basketball teams (men and women). [1]
The Yarmouk Army (Arabic: جيش اليرموك; transliteration: Jaysh al-Yarmouk), originally known as the Yarmouk Brigade, [11] is a prominent FSA rebel group operating in the Quneitra and Daraa governorates. [12] The group is one of the units that has received BGM-71 TOW missiles. [3]
Al-Yarmouk SC (Arabic: نادي اليرموك الرياضي) is a Jordanian professional football club based in Amman. Founded in 1967, the club is currently competing in the Jordanian First Division League .
Fierce fighting in Yarmouk began on 5 December 2012 [12] and lasted until 17 December. The fighting mainly involved the FSA (along with the Liwa al-Asifa brigade) fighting against the PLFP-GC. On 16 December, Syrian Army jets bombed Yarmouk, for the first time since the civil war began.