Talk:Najran

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Did you know... that the village of Najran in Syria was named after the Najran of South Arabia, whose inhabitants, the Balharith, fled to Syria in the 520s?

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Early history[edit]

I'm not sure Abraha al-Ashram spechally almansour are very stronge tribe identical with "SBQLM" of the third century. "SBQLM" arrived prior to Dhu Nuwas's reign as he was fought by Himyar King Ilsharah Yahdib. On the other hand north arabien king Imru Al-Qais ibn Amqu of 328 may very well be the Lakhmid king Imru' al-Qais I ibn 'Amr(288-328) but not the poet Imru' al-Qais. I got both from the german article and related sources and the different transcription of the arab names through time and in other languages is a constant source of irritation. ...er-wait a minute - no it is the same king of the Lakhmids - good got that sorted - still not sure about the governor --T.woelk (talk) 17:10, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, in that case please try to find out as to what SBQLM's real name is, if there is any in historical sources. As for Imru al-Qais, he is a Lakhmid king from Northern Arabia and was the first of his dynasty to actually convert to Christianity. He even unsucessfully tried to unite Arabia, but Arabia would only be united after the advent of Islam. Just imagine, how different the history of the world would have been, had he suceeded. Joyson Noel (talk) 22:22, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ya, you are right he should have succeeded, so it would had been more easier for spread of Islam, since Christianity has many thing similar to Islam. And I think Muslims wouldn't had faced prosecution from polytheists. مع تحيات شباب داربي

I wasn't saying that Imru' al-Qais should have succeeded. What i meant was that history would have been very different, had he succeeded in uniting Arabia before Muhammad's time. Anyway, it was two years ago and now, looking back in retrospect, i feel that it was unnecessary to mention it. Joyson Noel ^{Holla at me} 16:24, 15 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect possible vandalism with this line in the early history section: " King Sir Matt and mahde The Great was the first Emperor of Saudi Arabia in 1972.", but I don't have the time track down the previous version and/or verify Kkeller (talk) 20:13, 22 March 2012 (UTC)kkeller[reply]

population[edit]

I removed a statement "Due to its long history, the inhabitants of Najran are made up of many ethnic groups, religions and backgrounds", because the rate of population growth that is being claimed in the previous statement indicates that the diversity is due to immigration. Also, since when does it follow that a city having a long history means that it will have a diverse population?

According to the Najran region and Najran city articles, the region in 2010 had 505,652 inhabitants and its capital also exactly 505,652. That means that exactly zero people lived in the region outside the capital city. It is likely that the surrounding region is poorly inhabited, but zero people in all the region is an unlikely number. For comparison: in 2004 the city had 246 880 inhabitants. ThomasPusch (talk) 13:47, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Archaeology & history w/o dates are completely useless.[edit]

The Nabataea website is not a reliable source anyway. It's a good starting point, as people there seem passionate, but they lack the needed academic approach. Also, copying word by word the website content is not allowed on Wiki. The result is a 1001 Nights fairy tale: once upon a time, there was something amazing there. Please try harder. Arminden (talk) 17:14, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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