city
Jabiya (Ghassanid capital)
al-Jabiyah, Golan, Syria · Arabia & Arab frontier
32.919, 35.997
Same slug as the bridge run's place_id 'jabiya' (node ghassanids).
Attested. The Ghassanid seat and their Miaphysite patronage are attested in Syriac and Greek sources.
Jabiya (Ghassanid capital)
al-Jabiyah, Golan
Jabiya was the main seat of the Ghassanids, the Christian Arab allies of Byzantium. The Ghassanid phylarchs al-Harith and al-Mundhir backed the Miaphysite church; al-Harith obtained bishops from Theodora in about 542, including Jacob Baradaeus. After the Muslim conquest Umar held a famous assembly at Jabiya in 638.
Source stance: insider. Syriac Miaphysite chronicles (John of Ephesus) and Byzantine historians.
People and groups named here
- al-Harith ibn Jabala
- al-Mundhir ibn al-Harith
- Jacob Baradaeus
Sources
- Jabiyah (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Ghassanids (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
None in this list.