Deir al-Bukht
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Deir al-Bukht دير البخت |
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 Deir al-Bukht
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| Coordinates: 33°8′49″N 36°11′25″E / 33.14694°N 36.19028°E | |
| Grid position | 261/283 PAL |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Daraa Governorate |
| District | al-Sanamayn District |
| Nahiyah | Ghabaghib |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 5,381 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Deir al-Bukht (Arabic: دير البخت, also spelled Deir al-Bukhit or Dayr al-Bakht) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Sanamayn District of the Daraa Governorate located north of Daraa. It is situated about 63 kilometers south of the capital Damascus. Nearby localities include al-Sanamayn to the south, Kafr Shams to the southwest, Deir al-Adas to the west, Ghabaghib to the northeast, Muthabin to the east and Jabab to the southeast. In the 2004 census by the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir al-Bukht had a population of 5,381.
The name "Deir al-Bukht" is Arabic for "Convent of the Bactrian Camel." According to early 13th-century Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi, Deir al-Bukht had previously been known as "Deir Mikhail", a monastery dedicated to Saint Michael. It received its current name as a result of early 8th-century Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik's habit of having a Bactrian camel saddled at the monastery.
A member of the Abbasid family, Ali ibn Abdullah ibn Abbas, maintained a garden at Deir al-Bukht for recreation during the reign of Abd al-Malik's successor, al-Walid. Ali was accused of killing his adopted brother Salit in Deir al-Bukht, but Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik and Ubaydallah ibn Ziyad interjected on Ali's behalf, persuading al-Walid to spare his life. Ali was imprisoned instead.
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