مزرعة طبيش
The place
مزرعة طبيش ("Tabish Farm") in Idlib Governorate, Idlib/Ariha area (north-western Syria, Syrian plateau, Syria), at 400 m altitude, Idlib plain. Continuous Syria cluster (batches 352-362, 2 listings). Rural farm ("Tabish", a Syrian tribal surname), an area of semi-arid Mediterranean steppe on the Syrian plateau + Idlib Governorate, the last opposition stronghold in Syria against the Assad regime + 4 M internally displaced in Idlib, an area controlled by HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham), the last remaining enclave + 500,000 deaths in the 2011-2020 civil war + 5.6 M external + 6.7 M internal displaced + heritage of the Syrian Arabs (Sunnis, 74% of Syria's population + Alawites, 12%, the Assad dynasty 1970-2024, fall on December 8, 2024, HTS's Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, end of a 54-year dictatorship) + Christian Arabs, 10% pre-war, 500,000 before the war, 200,000 remaining + Rojava Kurds, 3 M, 15%, Kurmanji-speaking.
The setting
Idlib Idlib/Ariha NW Syria Syrian plateau Syria 400 m Idlib plain, continuous cluster batches 352-362 2 listings, Tabish tribal farm, Mediterranean steppe + Idlib last opposition stronghold 4 M internally displaced HTS Hayat Tahrir al-Sham controlled zone + civil war 2011-2020 500,000 deaths 5.6 M external+6.7 M internal + Arabs Sunnis 74%+Alawites 12% Assad 1970-2024 fall December 8, 2024 HTS al-Sharaa Damascus end 54 years + Christians 10% pre-war 500,000→200,000 + Rojava Kurds 3 M 15% Kurmanji.
