Index of Places
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Caeciliana (unknown)
Names: CaecilianaOn the western bank of the Euphrates northeast of Mabbug.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/584
Caesarea (settlement)
Names: CaesareaA port city in Palaestina north of Gaza.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/53
Caesarea
— ܩܣܪܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: CaesareaKayseriA city in Cappadocia, modern Kayseri.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/60
Caesarea in Cappadocia — ܩܣܪܝܐ ܕܩܦܕܘܩܝܐ
(diocese)
Names: Caesarea in CappadociaCaesarea in CappadociaThe diocese associated with the city of Caesarea in CappadociaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2637
Caesarea in Palestine — ܩܣܪܝܐ
(diocese)
Names: Caesarea in PalestineCaesareaThe diocese associated with the city of Caesarea in PalestineURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2638
Caesaria the Patrician — ܩܝܣܪܝܐ ܦܛܪܝܩܝܐ
(monastery)
Names: Caesaria the PatricianThe female monastery named after Caesaria the PatricianURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2761
Caesaria the Patrician — ܩܝܣܪܝܐ ܦܛܪܝܩܝܐ
(monastery)
Names: Caesaria the PatricianThe male monastery named after Caesaria the PatricianURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2762
Cairo
— ܩܐܗܪܗ̈
(settlement)
Names: CairoA major city on the Nile which served as a medieval and modern capital of Egypt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/521
Cappadocia
— ܩܦܐܕܘܩܝܐ
(province)
Names: CappadociaA Roman province in central Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/54
Cappadocia — ܩܦܘܕܩܝܐ
(region)
Names: CappadociaA region in eastern AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2763
Capua — ܩܐܦܘܝ
(settlement)
Names: CapuaCapuaA city on the Italian peninsula near RomeURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2639
Caria — ܩܪܝܐܐ
(province)
Names: CariaA province in western AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2764
Carthage — ܩܐܪܟܗܕܘܢ
(settlement)
Names: CarthageCarthageAn city in northern AfricaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2640
Caspian Sea
— ܝܡܐ ܕܩܙܒܝܢ
(open-water)
Names: Caspian SeaA large inland sea north of Iran and east of Adharbayjān.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/61
Cathedral of Edessa (church)
Names: Cathedral of EdessaThe main church of EdessaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2927
Cathedral of Emesa (church)
Names: Cathedral of EmesaThe main church of EmesaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2928
Cell of Simeon the Solitary (monastery)
Names: Cell of Simeon the SolitaryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2618
Cellia — ܩܠܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: CelliaA village in "the desert above Libya"URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2766
Cemetery of Edessa — ܩܘܡܝܛܪܝܢ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ
(designated-space)
Names: Cemetery of EdessaA cemetery built by Bishop Ethalaha in A.D. 323/24URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2589
Central Asia (region)
Names: Central AsiaA large region stretching from the Caspian Sea to Mongolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/585
Ceyhan
— ܓܝܚܐܢ
(settlement)
Names: CeyhanJīhānA town on the Ceyhan River.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/690
Chalane — ܟܐܠܐܢܝ
(settlement)
Names: ChalaneChalaneA settlement with monks under the authority of Basil the GreatURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2641
Chalcedon
— ܟܠܩܝܕܘܢܐ
(settlement)
Names: ChalcedonA city across the Bosphorus from Constantinople.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/622
Challūk — ܓܠܟ
(settlement)
Names: ChallūkA village on the Khabur River in the Lower Ṭiyari region.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1116
Chambā d-Beth Elīyā (settlement)
Names: Chambā d-Beth ElīyāChambā d'Beṯ ElīyāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1119
Chambā d-Beth Ṣūṣīnā (settlement)
Names: Chambā d-Beth ṢūṣīnāChambā d'Beṯ ṢūṣīnāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1120
Chambā d-Kūrdāye (settlement)
Names: Chambā d-KūrdāyeChambā d'KūrdāyeURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1122
Chapel of Mary Magdalene (church)
Names: Chapel of Mary MagdaleneChapel of the CrucifixionChurch of the Holy SepulchreURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1850
Chicago
— ܫܝܟܐܓܘ
(settlement)
Names: Chicago"One of the centers of the Assyrian diaspora in the USA."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/471
China
— ܨܝܢ
(region)
Names: China"it remains uncertain when Christians first reached the main, historically Chinese-speaking (Han), part of China."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/472
Chios
— ܟܝܘ
(island)
Names: ChiosAn island off the western coast of Asia Minor.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1529
Chios — ܟܝܘܣ
(diocese)
Names: ChiosThe diocese associated with the city of ChiosURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2767
Church in Deir Abūn (church)
Names: Church in Deir AbūnName not knownURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2225
Church in Tel Passne (church)
Names: Church in Tel PassneName not knownURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2228
Church of Anbar — ܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܢܒܪ
(church)
Names: Church of AnbarChurch of the city of AnbarA church in Peruz ShapurURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2643
Church of Edessa — ܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ
(church)
Names: Church of EdessaA church in Edessa built by Bishop Conon in A.D. 312/13URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2588
Church of Hirtha d'Nu'man/Ḥirta — ܥܕܬܐ ܕܚܝܪܬܐ ܕܢܥܡܢ
(church)
Names: Church of Hirtha d'Nu'man/ḤirtaChurch of Hirtha dNuʿmanA church in ḤirtaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2646
Church of Judas the Apostle — ܒܝܬ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܝܗܘܕܐ
(church)
Names: Church of Judas the ApostleThe house of the chapel of the glorious holy martyr and apostle Judas the brother of JamesA church in Beirut and burial place of Judas the brother of JamesURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2647
Church of Leontius — ܒܝܬ ܠܐܘܢܛܝܘܣ
(church)
Names: Church of LeontiusThe house of the chapel of the holy victory-clad martyr LeontiusA church in the city of TripoliURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2648
Church of Nikopolis — ܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܢܝܩܦܘܠܝܣ
(church)
Names: Church of NikopolisTemple of NikopolisThe church of the city of NikopolisURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2603
Church of Peter — ܒܝܬ ܦܛܪܘܣ
(church)
Names: Church of PeterThe martyr's chapel of the holy Peter the archbishop and martyrA church in AlexandriaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2649
Church of Saint Anastasia — ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝ ܐܢܣܛܣܝܐ
(church)
Names: Church of Saint AnastasiaChurch of Marth AnastasiaA church in ConstantinopleURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2650
Church of St. Anthimus — ܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܢܬܡܘܣ
(church)
Names: Church of St. AnthimusChurch of AnthimusA church in ConstantinopleURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2651
Church of the Christians —
ܥܕܬܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܣܿܛܝܢܐܼ
(church)
Names: Church of the Christians at Edessathe church of the ChristiansThe main Christian church in the city of Edessa at the beginning of the third century.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2580
Church of the Forty Martyrs — ܒܝܬ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
(church)
Names: Church of the Forty MartyrsThe chapel of the forty holy martyrsURI: http://syriaca.org/place/3042
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
Church of Thomas the Apostle — ܒܝܬ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ
(church)
Names: Church of Thomas the ApostleThe chapel-house of the glorious apostle ThomasA church in Seleucia PieriaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2652
Cilicia
— ܩܝܠܝܩܝܐ
(region)
Names: CiliciaAn Anatolian coastal region north of Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/55
Cilicia I (province)
Names: Cilicia IA Roman province of coastal Anatolia with its capital at Tarsos.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/56
Cilicia II (province)
Names: Cilicia IIA Roman province of coastal Anatolia with its capital at Anazarbos.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/57
Circesium
— ܩܪܩܝܣܝܘܢ
(settlement)
Names: CircesiumQarqisunQarqisyyaAbu SarayBusayraA city at the confluence of the Euphrates and the Khabur rivers.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/62
Claudia
— ܩܠܘܕܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: ClaudiaQlaudiaA city southeast of Melitene.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/63
Claudiopolis (settlement)
Names: ClaudiopolisA city of south-central Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/64
Cochin
— ܟܘܓܝܢ
(settlement)
Names: CochinKochiA city in Kerala in southern India.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/507
College of the Propaganda (building)
Names: College of the PropagandaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2527
Constantinople (diocese)
Names: ConstantinopleConstantinople (patriarchal vicariate)URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2290
Constantinople
— ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ
(settlement)
Names: ConstantinopleThe capital of the Byzantine Empire.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/586
Convent of Majuma — ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܡܝܘܡܐ
(monastery)
Names: Convent of MajumaConvent of MajumaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2653
Corduba — ܩܘܪܕܘܒܝ
(diocese)
Names: CordubaCordubaThe diocese associated with the city of CordubaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2654
Corduba — ܩܘܪܕܘܒܝ
(settlement)
Names: CordubaCordubaA city in southern SpainURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2655
Corinth — ܩܘܪܝܢܬܘܣ
(diocese)
Names: CorinthCorinthThe diocese associated with the city of CorinthURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2656
Corinth — ܩܘܪܝܢܬܘܣ
(settlement)
Names: CorinthCorinthA city located in the Peloponnese, GreeceURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2657
Coromandel (region)
Names: CoromandelA coastal region in southern India.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/713
Corycus — ܩܘܪܘܩܘܣ
(diocese)
Names: CorycusCorycusThe diocese associated with the city of CorycusURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2658
Corycus — ܩܘܪܘܩܘܣ
(settlement)
Names: CorycusCorycusA coastal city in CiliciaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2659
Crac des Chevaliers (fortification)
Names: Crac des ChevaliersA Crusader fortress west of Ḥimṣ.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/272
Ctesiphon
— ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ
(settlement)
Names: Ctesiphon"Located on the Tigris, south of modern Baghdad."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/58
Cyprus (province)
Names: CyprusA province of the Roman Empire, coinciding with the island of Cyprus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/59
Cyrrhus — ܩܘܪܘܣ
(diocese)
Names: CyrrhusCyrrhusThe diocese associated with the city of CyrrhusURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2660
Cyrrhus
— ܩܘܪܘܣ
(settlement)
Names: CyrrhusAn ancient and medieval city 70 km north of Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/65
Daiṣan (river)
Names: DaiṣanSkirtosA tributary of the Euphrates which flows south from Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/191
al-Dāmaghān (settlement)
Names: al-DāmaghānA large town between al-Ray and NaysābūrURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2995
Damascus (diocese)
Names: DamascusDamascus (diocese and metropolitan province)URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2294
Damascus (diocese)
Names: DamascusDamascus (patriarchal vicariate)URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2295
Damascus
— ܕܪܡܣܘܩ
(settlement)
Names: Damascus"Syriac Darmsuq and Arabic Dimashq. City in Syria and the seat at present of the Syr. Orth. Patriarchate."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/66
Dār al-Duwaydār ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn (building)
Names: Dār al-Duwaydār ʿAlāʾ al-DīnPalace of Duwaidar ʿAlā al-DīnDār al-Duwaydār Alāʾ al-DīnDār al-Duwaydār ‘Alāʾ al-DīnPalace of Duwaidar Alā al-DīnPalace of Duwaidar ‘Alā al-DīnDār al-Duwaydār Alāʾ al-DīnDār al-Duwaydār ’Alāʾ al-DīnDār al-Duwaydār Alāʾ al-DīnDār al-Duwaydār Alāʾ al-DīnDār al-Duwaydār ‘Alāʾ al-DīnDār al-Duwaydār ‘Alāʾ al-DīnA residence of the Catholicos of the Church of the East.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1951
Dara — ܕܪܐ
(diocese)
Names: DaraThe diocese associated with the city of DaraURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2771
Dara
— ܕܪܐ
(settlement)
Names: DaraA Roman city between Mardin and Nisibis.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/67
Daray — ܕܪ̈ܝ
(diocese)
Names: DarayDaraiThe diocese of the island of DarayURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2905
Daray — ܕܪ̈ܝ
(island)
Names: DarayDaraiOne of the islands in Beth Qaṭraye in the vicinity of Talun and RūḥaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/3007
Darta d-Romaye (building)
Names: Darta d-RomayeGreek PalaceDartā d'RōmāyeDār al-RūmA residence of the Catholicos of the Church of the East.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1950
al-Daylam (region)
Names: al-DaylamDailamA region in northern IranURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2958
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
Dayr Abū Ghālib
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܒܘ ܓܐܠܒ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr Abū GhālibAbū Ghālib Monasterythe King’s Table MonasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/337
Dayr al-Askūl (monastery)
Names: Dayr al-AskūlA monastery in Ḥirta.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/676
Dayr al-Athārib
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܬܐܪܒ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr al-AthāribMonastery of AtharbA monastery near Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1513
Dayr al-Dawāʾir
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܕܘܐܝܪ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr al-DawāʾirDawā'r (Circles) MonasteryDayr al-DawāʾirDayr al-DawāʾirURI: http://syriaca.org/place/354
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
Dayr al-Muʿallaq
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܥܠܩ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr al-MuʿallaqMuʿallaq MonasterySt. Sergius MonasteryDayr al-MuallaqDayr al-Mu‘allaqMuallaq MonasteryMu‘allaq MonasteryA monastery near Balad.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/391
Dayr al-Rūm (quarter)
Names: Dayr al-RūmDeir al-RumA quarter of Baghdad.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/587
Dayr al-Ṣalīb
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr al-ṢalībMonastery of the CrossMakhr MonasteryA monastery by Defne.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/367
Dayr al-Ṣalīb
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr al-ṢalībDayro da-ṢliboMonastery of the CrossMonastery of Beth El"Monastery and village in Ṭur ʿAbdin."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/68
Dayr al-Suryān
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr al-SuryānMonastery of the SyriansDeir al-SurianSaint Mary Deipara (West Syrian)Convent of S. Mary Deipara, in the desert of Scete, in Egypt"Monastery situated halfway between Cairo and Alexandria in Wadi al-Natrun, ancient Scetis, Egypt."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/360
Dayr al-Zaʿfarān
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܙܥܦܪܐܢ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr al-ZaʿfarānDayro d-Mor ḤnonyoDayr Mār ḤanānyāZaʿfaran Monasterymonastery Deir ZafaranZaʿfarān (West Syrian)Dayr al-ZafarānDayr al-Za‘farānZafaran MonasteryZa‘faran MonasteryZafarān (West Syrian)Za‘farān (West Syrian)"A Syr. Orth. monastery dedicated to Mar Ḥnonyo (Arab. Ḥanānyā) located outside Mardin, and the seat of the patriarchate from 1293 until after World War I."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/69
Dayr al-Zor (diocese)
Names: Dayr al-ZorDeir al-Zor (patriarchal vicariate)URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2296
Dayr al-Zor
— ܕܝܪ ܐܠܙܘܪ
(settlement)
Names: Dayr al-ZorDayr al-ZurDeir al-ZorA city on the Euphrates southeast of al-Raqqa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/482
Dayr al-ʿAdas (monastery)
Names: Dayr al-ʿAdasDayr al-AdasDayr al-‘AdasA monastery in Jerusalem founded in 1532 by Grigorios Yawseph.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/662
Dayr Dayḥīs (monastery)
Names: Dayr DayḥīsDeir DehesA monastery probably near Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/588
Dayr Fusqīn
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܦܣܩܝܢ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr FusqīnFusqīn MonasteryBarefooted MonasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/372
Dayr Ḥirbāz (monastery)
Names: Dayr ḤirbāzHarbaz MonasteryGeorge MonasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/350
Dayr Ilyā
— ܕܝܪܗ ܐܠܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: Dayr IlyāDayr ElijahÇiftlikURI: http://syriaca.org/place/403
Dayr Kaftun (monastery)
Names: Dayr KaftunMonastery of St. Mary"Greek Orthodox monastery in Lebanon, known as Dayr Saydat Kaftun (Monastery of Our Lady of Kaftun) and located in the valley of the Nahr al-Jaouz near Kaftun, to the south of Amyūn."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/268
Dayr Kāsliyud
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܟܣܠܝܘܕ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr KāsliyudKasliyud MonasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/380
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
Dayr Qannubin (monastery)
Names: Dayr QannubinAn important Maronite monastery southeast of Ehden which was the residence of the Maronite patriarch from 1440 to 1823.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/270
Dayr Sarjīsiyya
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܪܓܝܣܝܗ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr SarjīsiyyaSarjīsiyya MonasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/359
Dayr Sinun
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܢܘܢ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr SinunSinun MonasterySinin MonasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/362
Dayr ʿArnīsh
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܥܘܪܢܝܣ
(monastery)
Names: Dayr ʿArnīshʿArnīsh MonasteryDayr ArnīshDayr ‘ArnīshArnīsh Monastery‘Arnīsh MonasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/370
Dayr ʿAṭiya (settlement)
Names: Dayr ʿAṭiyaDayr ʿAtiyaDayr AṭiyaDayr ‘AṭiyaDayr AtiyaDayr ‘AtiyaA village between Nabk and Qara in Syria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/278
Dayra d-Resha (monastery)
Names: Dayra d-ReshaMonastery of the HeadDairā d'RīshāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2510
Dayrin — ܕܝܪܝܢ
(island)
Names: DayrinDirinDeirȋnOne of the islands in Beth QaṭrayeURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2882
Dayrin — ܕܝܪܝܢ
(diocese)
Names: DayrinDeirȋnThe diocese of the island of DayrinURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2904
Dayrkah (settlement)
Names: DayrkahDairkahA village north of Mardin near which is the monastery of Mor Daniel of Jolsh.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/555
Dayro d-Arʿo Rabto
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܪܒܬܐ
(monastery)
Names: Dayro d-Arʿo RabtoMonastery of Arʿa RabthaDayro d-Aro RabtoDayro d-Ar‘o RabtoMonastery of Ara RabthaMonastery of Ar‘a RabthaA monastery at Ingila.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1524
Dayro d-Beth Botin
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܬܝ̈ܢ
(monastery)
Names: Dayro d-Beth BotinBeth Bātīn MonasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/347
Dayro d-Boʿut
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܥܘܬ
(monastery)
Names: Dayro d-BoʿutBāʿūth MonasteryBanu Bāʿūth MonasteryDayro d-BoutDayro d-Bo‘utBāūth MonasteryBā‘ūth MonasteryBanu Bāūth MonasteryBanu Bā‘ūth MonasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/344