Taibah, Irbid

Taibah الطيبة
Taibah Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°33′N 35°41′E
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Irbid Governorate
District	Aṭ-Ṭaībah
Time zone	UTC + 2

For other places with similar names, see Taybeh (disambiguation).

Taibah or Taybeh (Arabic: الطيبة; also Taiyibe and Al-Taiyiba) is a town located in the Aṭ-Ṭaībah district of the Irbid Governorate, in northern Jordan.^[1]

The 2020 census estimates its population to be 24,255 people.^[2]

History

Taybah is identified with the ancient city of Ephron (Greek: Eφρων).^[3] Polybius' historical accounts mention it during the campaigns of Seleucid king Antiochus III,^[4][3] as well as in the story of Judas Maccabeus' retreat from Gilead, as described in 1 Maccabees.^[5][3]

References

1. Maplandia world gazetteer
2. Population and Housing Census 2020
3. Avi-Yonah, Michael (1976). "Gazetteer of Roman Palestine". Qedem. 5: 56. ISSN 0333-5844.
4. Polybius, V., 70,12
5. 1 Maccabees, 5:26