Index of Places
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Mediterranean Sea
— ܝܡܐ ܡܨܥܝܐ
(open-water)
Names: Mediterranean SeaMediterraneanThe large sea which divides Europe from Africa and whose eastern waters reach Anatolia, Syria, and Egypt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/135
Melitene
— ܡܝܠܝܛܝܢܝ
(settlement)
Names: MeliteneMalatya"City in eastern Anatolia, located near the right bank of the Euphrates and to the north of the main range of the Eastern Taurus."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/136
Jūlpat ʿĀlīḥān (parish)
Names: Jūlpat ʿĀlīḥānJūlpat ʿĀlīḥān parishJūlpat ĀlīḥānJūlpat ‘ĀlīḥānJūlpat Ālīḥān parishJūlpat ‘Ālīḥān parishURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1361
Midyat
— ܡܕܝܕ
(settlement)
Names: MidyatMedyadMiḏyāt"Principal town of Ṭur ʿAbdin, situated at the geographical center of the region where the main east-west road from Mardin to Gozarto (Cizre) and the north-south road from Ḥesno d-Kifo (Hasankeyf) to Nisibis meet."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/137
Mopsuestia
— ܡܗܦܣܘܣܛܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: MopsuestiaMaṣṣīṣaA town of Cilicia II southwest of Anazarbos on the Pyramos river.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/138
Kfar ʿUzail
— ܟܦܪ ܥܘܙܝܠ
(settlement)
Names: Kfar ʿUzailKafr ʿŪzīlKfar UzailKfar ‘UzailKafr ŪzīlKafr ‘ŪzīlURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1380
Mosul
— ܡܘܨܠ
(settlement)
Names: MosulNu-ArdashirBu-ArdashirArdashir"City in the north of Iraq, on the west bank of the Tigris opposite the ruins of ancient Nineveh."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/139
Acre (settlement)
Names: AcreAkkoAn ancient port on the coast of Phoenice, and the last Crusader foothold in the Levant.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/14
Mygdonius (river)
Names: MygdoniusÇağçağA tributary of the Khabur river which flows past Nisibis.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/140
Maʿalta (settlement)
Names: MaʿaltaMaʿalṯāMaaltaMa‘altaMaalṯāMa‘alṯāA village of Beth Nuhadra.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1402
Mzizaḥ (settlement)
Names: MzizaḥṬur AbdinṬur ‘AbdinA village in Ṭur ʿAbdin southeast of Midyat.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/141
Maʿlota d-Malik (settlement)
Names: Maʿlota d-MalikMaʿlōṯā d'MālikMalota d-MalikMa‘lota d-MalikMalōṯā d'MālikMa‘lōṯā d'MālikURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1414
Nisibis
— ܢܨܝܒܝܢ
(settlement)
Names: NisibisNṣibinNusaybinṢobaNisibinṢōbā"City in Mesopotamia and important center of early Syriac Christianity."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/142
Mar Behishoʿ (settlement)
Names: Mar BehishoʿMār BehīshōʿMar BehishoMar Behisho‘Mār BehīshōMār Behīshō‘URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1426
Nabk
— ܢܒܟ
(settlement)
Names: Nabkal-NabakA town northeast of Damascus and southwest of al-Qaryatayn.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/143
Mar Sabrishoʿ (settlement)
Names: Mar SabrishoʿMār SabrīshōʿMar SabrishoMar Sabrisho‘Mār SabrīshōMār Sabrīshō‘URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1431
Mar Yaʿqob (settlement)
Names: Mar YaʿqobMār YaʿqōbMar YaqobMar Ya‘qobMār YaqōbMār Ya‘qōbURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1433
Mata Taḥtayta (settlement)
Names: Mata TaḥtaytaMātā TaḥtaiṯāMāṯā d'BāzURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1436
Mata d-Mar Zayʿa (settlement)
Names: Mata d-Mar ZayʿaMāṯā d'Mār ZayʿāMata d-Mar ZayaMata d-Mar Zay‘aMāṯā d'Mār ZayāMāṯā d'Mār Zay‘āURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1437
Mata d-Mart Maryam (settlement)
Names: Mata d-Mart MaryamMāṯā d'Mart MaryamURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1438
Nineveh
— ܢܝܢܘܐ
(settlement)
Names: Nineveh"A very ancient city in northern Iraq located on the eastern side of the Tigris River, directly across from the medieval and modern city of Mosul."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/144
Mata d-ʿUmra (settlement)
Names: Mata d-ʿUmraMāṯā d’ʿŪmrāMata d-UmraMata d-‘UmraMāṯā d’ŪmrāMāṯā d’‘ŪmrāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1441
Mata d-ʿUmra-Ḥatibet (settlement)
Names: Mata d-ʿUmra-ḤatibetMāṯā d’ʿŪmrā-ḤātibetMata d-Umra-ḤatibetMata d-‘Umra-ḤatibetMāṯā d’Ūmrā-ḤātibetMāṯā d’‘Ūmrā-ḤātibetURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1442
Mazraʿa (settlement)
Names: MazraʿaMazrāʿāMazraaMazra‘aMazrāāMazrā‘āURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1446
Mazraʿa (settlement)
Names: MazraʿaMazrāʿāMazraaMazra‘aMazrāāMazrā‘āURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1447
Mazraʿa d-Qelayata (settlement)
Names: Mazraʿa d-QelayataMazrāʿā d'QelāyāṯāMazraa d-QelayataMazra‘a d-QelayataMazrāā d'QelāyāṯāMazrā‘ā d'QelāyāṯāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1448
Vatican City (state)
Names: Vatican CityThe papal city-state since the 1929 Lateran Treaty.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1449
Osrhoene (province)
Names: OsrhoeneA Roman province centered around Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/145
Kalkh
— ܟܠܟ
(region)
Names: KalkhA region whose evangelization was described by Ephrem.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1450
Hanzīṭ
— ܗܢܙܝܛ
(settlement)
Names: HanzīṭAnazeteA town about which Ephrem composed memre.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1451
Mesopotamia
— ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ
(region)
Names: MesopotamiaThe watershed of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, including southeastern Turkey, northeastern Syria, all of Iraq, and western Iran.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1452
Mor Abrohom
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ
(monastery)
Names: Mor AbrohomMar AbrahamA monastery of unknown location where Rabbula of Edessa was a monk.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1453
Fānīr
— ܦܐܢܝܪ
(settlement)
Names: FānīrPhanirA vilage near Qlisuro.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1454
Beth Ḥur
— ܒܝܬ ܚܘܪ
(unknown)
Names: Beth ḤurA place the invasion of which was described in two poems ascribed to Isḥaq of Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1455
Dayro d-Mor Isḥaq
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ
(monastery)
Names: Dayro d-Mor IsḥaqMonastery of St. IsaacA monastery at al-Jabbūl near Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1457
Philippopolis
— ܦܝܠܝܦܘܠܝ
(settlement)
Names: PhilippopolisA city in Thrace.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1458
Thrace
— ܬܪܐܩܝܐ
(province)
Names: ThraceA Roman province in southeastern Europe.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1459
Paphlagonia
— ܒܦܠܐܓܘܢܝܐ
(province)
Names: PaphlagoniaA Roman province in northern AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1460
Dayr al-Markaba
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܟܒܬܐ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr al-MarkabaCell of Elishaʿ the AsceticMonastery of the ChariotCell of Elisha the AsceticCell of Elisha‘ the AsceticA monastery where Barloho was a monk.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1462
Dayro d-Liqin
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܠܝܩܝܢ
(monastery)
Names: Dayro d-LiqinMonastery of Beth LiqinMonastery of the VirginBeth LiciniusA monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary located on the Black Mountain.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1463
Dayro d-Mor Tumo
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ
(monastery)
Names: Dayro d-Mor TumoMonastery of St. ThomasA monastery near the port of Seleucia Pieria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1464
Dayro d-Mor Rumanos
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܪܘܡܐܢܘܣ
(monastery)
Names: Dayro d-Mor RumanosMonastery of St. RomanusA monastery in Mayuma.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1466
Halicarnassus
— ܗܐܠܝܩܪܢܣܘܣ
(settlement)
Names: HalicarnassusA city in western Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1468
Orontes (river)
Names: OrontesʿĀṣīĀṣī‘ĀṣīA river of Syria which runs from southwest of Emesa north to Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/147
Dayro d-Qadisho Shemʿun
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ
(monastery)
Names: Dayro d-Qadisho ShemʿunMonastery of St. SimonDayro d-Qadisho ShemunDayro d-Qadisho Shem‘unAn unlocated monasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1470
Antaradus
— ܐܢܛܐܪܐܕܘܣ
(settlement)
Names: AntaradusAntaracusA port city in Syria, modern Ṭarṭūs.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1471
Dayro d-Qurus
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܘܪܘܣ
(monastery)
Names: Dayro d-QurusMonastery of Mar CyrusAn unlocated monasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1474
Tagai
— ܛܐܟܐܣ
(unknown)
Names: TagaiTagaisA location with a monastery whose inhabitants received a letter from Severus of Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1475
Philadelphia
— ܦܝܠܐܕܠܦܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: PhiladelphiȧPhiladelphiaA city of western Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1476
Mytilene
— ܡܝܕܠܝܢ
(island)
Names: MytileneMityleneLesbosMidyleneThe island of Lesbos in the north Aegean Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1478
Anṣanā
— ܐܢܨܢܐ
(settlement)
Names: AnṣanāAusanaThe seat of a bishop named Theodore whose biography, no longer extant, was ascribed to Zacharias Rhetor.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1479
Our Lady of the Seeds (monastery)
Names: Our Lady of the SeedsNotre Dame des SemencesA monastery near Alqosh.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/148
Tell Ṣāliḥiyya
— ܨܐܠܚܝܗ
(settlement)
Names: Tell ṢāliḥiyyaṢalihiyeṢalaḥiyyaA city of Jazīra near modern Abu Kamāl.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1480
al-Aḥmadiyya
— ܐܚܡܕܝܗ
(settlement)
Names: al-AḥmadiyyaA village in al-Ṣawr region.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1481
Monastery of the Virgin
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ
(monastery)
Names: Monastery of the VirginA monastery near the village of Sidus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1485
Church of the Virgin
— ܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ
(church)
Names: Church of the VirginQala RumaytaQal‘a RumaytaA church in Qalʿa Rumayta.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1486
St. Barbara
— ܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܪܒܪܐ
(church)
Names: St. BarbaraChurch of BarbaraA church in Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1487
Shalabdīn
— ܫܠܒܕܝܢ
(diocese)
Names: ShalabdīnShalabdinSeat of a bishop about 1174.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1488
Talʿafar
— ܬܠ ܥܦܪ
(fortification)
Names: TalʿafarTalafarTal‘afarA castle between Sinjar and Mosul.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1489
Palaestina
— ܦܠܫܬ
(province)
Names: PalaestinaPalestineRoman PalestineA Roman province including Caesarea and Jerusalem.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/149
ʿIbra
— ܥܒܪܐ
(settlement)
Names: ʿIbraIbra‘IbraA village near Jūbās.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1490
Beth ʿArīf
— ܒܝܬ ܥܪܝܦ
(settlement)
Names: Beth ʿArīfBeth ArīfBeth ‘ArīfA village near Jerusalem.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1491
ʿAdasiyya
— ܥܕܣܝܗ
(settlement)
Names: ʿAdasiyyaAdasiyya‘AdasiyyaA village near Jerusalem.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1492
Dayr Abdūkūs
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܒܕܘܟܘܣ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr AbdūkūsMonastery of EbdocosA Greek monastery where Ignatius of Melitene was imprisoned in the 11th century.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1493
Gaius
— ܓܐܝܘܣ
(mountain)
Names: GaiusGauisA mountain in Macedonia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1494
Bezona
— ܕܝܪܐ ܒܝܙܘܢܐ
(monastery)
Names: BezonaAn unlocated monastery, perhaps near Maypherqaṭ.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1495
Umm Jaʿfar
— ܐܡ ܓܥܦܪ
(quarter)
Names: Umm JaʿfarUmm JafarUmm Ja‘farPart of the western side of Baghdad.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1496
al-Khaḍarāʾ
— ܝܪܘܩܬܐ
(church)
Names: al-KhaḍarāʾGreenal-Khaḍarāʾal-KhaḍarāʾA church in Tagrit.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1497
Dayr Mar Atūnūs
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܬܢܘܣ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr Mar AtūnūsMonastery of Mar AthonosAn unlocated monastery, perhaps near Melitene.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1498
Beth Kiyūnā
— ܒܝܬ ܟܝܘ̈ܢܐ
(settlement)
Names: Beth KiyūnāBeth KiyonaA village probably near Bārimmān.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1499
Adana
— ܐܛܢܗ
(settlement)
Names: AdanaA city on the Seyhan River in south-eastern Anatolia, near the Mediterranean coast.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/15
Persian-Sasanian Empire (state)
Names: Persian-Sasanian EmpireThe empire east of the Roman Empire which lasted from 224 to 651 CE.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/150
Seven Martyrs
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣ̈ܕܐ ܫܒܥܐ
(monastery)
Names: Seven MartyrsMonastery of the Seven MartyrsA monastery near Fārīn.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1500
Bīrqūm
— ܒܝܪܩܘܡ
(monastery)
Names: BīrqūmMonastery of BirqumĀnah‘ĀnahAn unlocated monastery, perhaps near ʿĀnah.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1502
Shīḥā
— ܫܝܚܐ
(settlement)
Names: ShīḥāShiḥaA village near Cyrrhus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1503
Sivas
— ܣܝܘܐܣ
(settlement)
Names: SivasA city in central Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1504
Benshemesh
— ܒܢܫܡܫ
(unknown)
Names: BenshemeshBenshamsA place east of the Khabur river in Jazira.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1505
Mor Yuḥanon d-Qurdis
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܩܘܪܕܝܣ
(monastery)
Names: Mor Yuḥanon d-QurdisMonastery of Mar John QurdisA monastery in Dara.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1506
al-Baḥrayn
— ܒܚܪܝܢ
(diocese)
Names: al-BaḥraynA place whose inhabitants received a letter from Ḥabīb b. Khidma Abū Rāʾiṭa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1507
Gubrin
— ܒܝܬ ܓܘܒܪ̈ܝܢ
(settlement)
Names: GubrinBeth GabrinA village in Palestine, the site of a Syrian Orthodox synod in 807/8.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1508
Tirminaz
— ܬܪܡܢܙ
(settlement)
Names: TirminazA place near Cyrrhus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1509
Phoenice (province)
Names: PhoenicePhoeniciaA Roman province including the middle Levantine coast from Tyros north to Tripolis.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/151
Bādiya
— ܒܐܕܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: BādiyaA village perhaps near Tagrit.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1510
Kfar Nabu
— ܟܦܪ ܢܒܘ
(settlement)
Names: Kfar NabuKafr NabuA village near Serugh.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1511
Beth Naʿar
— ܒܝܬ ܢܥܪ
(settlement)
Names: Beth NaʿarBeth NaarBeth NaarBeth Na‘arA village near Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1512
Dayr al-Athārib
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܬܐܪܒ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr al-AthāribMonastery of AtharbA monastery near Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1513
Dayro da-Ṭlito
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܛܠܝܬܐ
(monastery)
Names: Dayro da-ṬlitoMonastery of Beth MelutaMonastery of ṬalithaAn unlocated monastery.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1514
Anab
— ܐܢܒ
(settlement)
Names: AnabBanebA village northwest of Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1515
Tell Rumanin
— ܬܠܪ̈ܘܡܢܝܢ
(unknown)
Names: Tell RumaninTell RumninThe location of an addressee of canons from Yaʿqub of Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1516
Tell Zqipa (settlement)
Names: Tell ZqipaTel IsqōfTel ZqīpāTesqōpāA large village in the plain of Mosul.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1517