What is "sakib"

Sakib , is a Jordanian town in the northern corner of the country, a distance of 11 kilometers (7 mi) to the west of the city of Jerash, And 55 kilometers (34 mi) to the north of the city of Amman. Sakib is located on the highway which connects Jerash and Ajloun. It is close to several mountains overlooking the capital, Amman, as well as the province of Jerash and most of the province's villages.

Sakib is inhabited by a Jordanian tribe called the Ayasrah, who have lived in Jordan for approximately five centuries. Ayasrah took the name of the old village Aysra, which formed the northern part of the old Sakib. Their lineage is traced back to the Quraysh originating from the Arabian Peninsula, and they are among the Hashemite descendants of the Prophet Muhammad.

Sakib nowadays included three villages during the sixteenth century; Sakib village, Aysra village and Be'na (Beqia Al-Foqa) village.

The importance of Sakib appeared when the name of Jerash was abandoned, and Sakib came to mean both Jerash and Sakib. This was not, however, a permanent development, as the name "Jerash" reappears in Ottoman tax registers until the 16th century.