Tell Shihab
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Tell Shihab تل شهاب |
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| Village | |
 Tell Shihab
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| Coordinates: 32°41′19″N 35°59′20″E / 32.68861°N 35.98889°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Daraa Governorate |
| District | Daraa District |
| Nahiyah | Muzayrib |
| Population (2012 census) | |
| • Total | 25,000 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Tell Shihab (Arabic: تل شهاب; also spelled Tell esh-Shihab or Tal Shehab) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northwest of Daraa on the Syrian-Jordanian borders. Nearby localities include al-Shaykh Saad and Nawa to the north, Muzayrib, Da'el and Tafas to the northeast, and al-Yadudah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Tell Shihab had a population of 9,430 in the 2004 census.
The town's name is "purely Arabic" according to George Adam Smith, and "Tell Shihab" is translated as "Mound of the Warrior."
Tell Shihab is believed to be the site of the ancient city of Yeno'am. The location of the tell surrounded by the Yarmuk River, corresponds to the description of the town. Furthermore, a stele from Seti I, was discovered in 1900 by George Adam Smith at the tell confirming that it was one of the sites conquered by the Egyptian king during his campaigns in the region. The stele, missing the lower part, was built into the wall of a local house, and shows Seti I with Amun-Ra and Mut.Wilhelm Max Müller argued that the stela did not commemorate the victory, but rather expressed the loyalty of the dedicator to his king.Bronze Age pottery sherds were also found on the site during excavations conducted by William Foxwell Albright in 1925.
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