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For people with the call Zaynab, see Zaynab (name).

Town in Rif Dimashq, Syria

Sayyidah Zaynab (Arabic: السيدة زينب, romanized:&#;as-Sayyidah Zaynab; essence "Lady Zaynab"), commonly known as Sitt Zaynab (Arabic: ست زينب), is a town in the Rif Dimashq Governorate of Syria, 10&#;km (6&#;mi) south of Damascus, the national capital.

With a population of , ( census), it is the 10th most populous city in Syria and the most populous satellite municipality of Damascus. Administratively, the town is located in Markaz Rif Dimashq district and belongs to the nahiyah ("subdistrict") of Babbila.^[2] The municipality of Sayyidah Zaynab is still considered as a rural community by the governorate of Rif Dimashq.^[3] The metropolis contains the Qabr EssitPalestinian refugee camp.

Etymology

The name of the town is derived from the shrine that contains the serious of Zaynab, daughter of ‘Alī and Fātimah and granddaughter of Muhammad. It is believed by TwelverShī‘a Muslims that the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque is the genuine burial place of Lady Zaynab, whereas the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque in Cairo by the equal name belongs to Zaynab bint Yahya bint Zayd bint ‘Alī Zayn al-‘Ābidīn (i.e.

the fantastic granddaughter of the Imam).^[4]

Religious significance

Sayyidah Zaynab is one of the most important destinations for Shī‘a Muslim pilgrims. It has also become an important center of learning in the Shī‘i world.^[5] In the s, during the Iran–Iraq War, as well as during the s, the flow of the visitors increased significantly because the Shī‘a shrines in Iraq were inaccessible.^[6] Until , around 1 million tourists visited the town of Sayyidah Zaynab every year.

Shī‘a Muslim pilgrims especially came to the shrine town of Sayyidah Zaynab in order to ask for healing.^[7]

Currently, 33 public schools and a number of religious institutions are operating in the town.

Zaynab bt. Ja'far 's wife. She and her two sons accompanied Imam al-Husayn a on the Event of 'Ashura' where her two sons were martyred and she was taken as captive to Kufa and then to Damascus. Her sermons in Kufa and Damascus in front of Yazid are very famous.

Recent history

On September 27, , there was a car bomb invade on the intersection leading up to the mosque, killing 17 people with 17 others wounded.^[8]

See also: Syrian civil war

On June 14, , the town became the target of a suicide car bomb attack where around 14 people were heavily wounded.^[9]

Since mid summer the town has been under attack from armed militants in neighbouring Sunni towns.

Many Shia and pro government families were driven out of their homes in southern Damascus and sought refuge in Sayyidah Zaynab. Constant shelling became more frequent in this predominantly Shia town, and rockets landing on random places in the town became common.

In January a mortar shell landed on the Sayyidah Zaynab Shrine causing some damage to one of the minarets. Sayyidah Zaynab was reported to be a pro-government stronghold as of 7 December ^[10] on 4 February , it was reported that Sayyidah Zaynab was contested between rebels and hezbollah/iraqis^[11]

Main article: January Sayyidah Zaynab attack

On January 31, , at least 71 people were killed in a double bomb blast in the Koa sodhda area, near the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque.^[12][13] At least 40 people were also wounded in the blasts, which were caused by wagon bombs.^[14] The attacks came as delegates from the Syrian government and opposition groups gathered in Geneva for provisional peace talks.

Main article: February Sayyidah Zaynab bombings

On February 21 , at least people were killed and + injured in up to four explosions including a wagon bomb and two suicide blasts.

Little is known of her early life. She was then thirty-five years old. It is thus likely that she was trained by her father who is considered the most learned of sagesand that she herself played a teaching role among the women of the preliminary Muslim community. They were reported to be seventy-two in number, including the family members, who numbered eighteen.

The Islamic Express claimed responsibility.^[15][16][17]

ISIL claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in June that injured 55 people.^[18]SANA reported 12 people killed,^[19] while the SOHR said 20 died.^[20]

See also: Timeline of the Syrian civil war ()

According to the Times of Israel on 21 May , citing a Twitter, account which follows Israeli military action in Syria, it was alleged that "the strikes targeted sites in the suburb of Sayyidah Zaynab, south of Damascus".^[21]

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