Index of Places
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Abarne
— ܐܒܪ̈ܢܐ
(settlement)
Names: AbarneʾÂbarnêA settlement in northern Mesopotamia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2571
Abba Peter the Iberian — ܐܒܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܒܪܝܐ
(monastery)
Names: Abba Peter the IberianFather Peter the IberianA monastery in the EnnatonURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2832
Abba Ṣliba (monastery)
Names: Abba ṢlibaA monastery in Beth Nuhadra.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/659
ʿAbdāsi (diocese)
Names: ʿAbdāsiAbdāsi‘AbdāsiA diocese of the Church of the East in southeastern Iraq, whose bishop was a suffragan of the Metropolitan of Beth Aramaye.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/660
ʿĀbdūlākandi (settlement)
Names: ʿĀbdūlākandiĀbdūlākandi‘ĀbdūlākandiURI: http://syriaca.org/place/934
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
Adana
— ܐܛܢܗ
(settlement)
Names: AdanaA city on the Seyhan River in south-eastern Anatolia, near the Mediterranean coast.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/15
ʿAdasiyya
— ܥܕܣܝܗ
(settlement)
Names: ʿAdasiyyaAdasiyya‘AdasiyyaA village near Jerusalem.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1492
Adharbayjān
— ܐܕܪܒܝܓܐܢ
(region)
Names: AdharbayjānAzerbaijanAzerbayjanA region west of the Caspian Sea, encompassing the modern country of Azerbaijan and the provinces of northwest Iran.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/5
Adiabene (region)
Names: AdiabeneḤadyabErbilḤazzā"Classical Adiabene, Syriac Ḥadyāb, refers to the region between the Upper and Lower Zab rivers, from the Tigris in the west to Mt. Ṣalāḥ al-dīn (= Mt. Pirmum) in the east."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/993
Adriatic Sea (open-water)
Names: Adriatic SeaThe sea between Italy and GreeceURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2936
Aegeae (settlement)
Names: AegeaeAn ancient and medieval port on the coast of Cilicia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/16
Aegyptus
— ܡܨܪܝܢ
(province)
Names: AegyptusEgyptThe Roman province of EgyptURI: http://syriaca.org/place/7
Afghanistan
— ܐܦܓܐܢܣܬܐܢ
(region)
Names: AfghanistanΑfghanistanA region of Central Asia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1523
Africa — ܐܦܪܝܩܐ
(province)
Names: AfricaAfricaAfrica ProconsularisA Roman province in northwest Africa that included the city of CarthageURI: http://syriaca.org/place/3051
al-Aḥmadiyya
— ܐܚܡܕܝܗ
(settlement)
Names: al-AḥmadiyyaA village in al-Ṣawr region.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1481
ʿAina d-Praka — ܥܝܢܐ ܕܦܪܟܐ
(settlement)
Names: ʿAina d-PrakaʿAina da FrakhaThe village where the bishop Kashish was bornURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2865
ʿAintab (settlement)
Names: ʿAintabGaziantepAintab‘AintabQala RumaytaQal‘a RumaytaA city north of Aleppo and southwest of Qalʿa Rumayta.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/222
Akhlat
— ܟܠܐܛ
(settlement)
Names: AkhlatKhilatKhalāṭḤalāṭAḥlāṭA town on the northwestern coast of Lake Van in eastern Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/17
Alabanda — ܐܠܒܢܕܐ
(diocese)
Names: AlabandaThe diocese associated with the city of AlabandaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2732
Alabanda — ܐܠܒܢܕܐ
(settlement)
Names: AlabandaA city in the province of Caria in AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2733
Aleppo
— ܚܠܒ
(settlement)
Names: AleppoBeroeaBerrhoea"City in northern Syria and an important center of Christianity in the Middle East today as the seat of a total of nine bishoprics."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/18
Aleppo (diocese)
Names: AleppoAleppo (diocese)BerrhoeaThe diocese associated with the city of AleppoURI: http://syriaca.org/place/3055
Alexandria — ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
(diocese)
Names: AlexandriaAlexandriaThe diocese associated with the city of AlexandriaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2620
Alexandria — ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
(region)
Names: AlexandriaThe region around the city of AlexandriaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2734
Alexandria
— ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: AlexandriaA city in Egypt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/572
Alexandria Minor — ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ
(diocese)
Names: Alexandria MinorAlexandria MinorThe diocese associated with the city of Alexandria MinorURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2621
Ālīn (settlement)
Names: ĀlīnṬur AbdinṬur ‘AbdinA village in Ṭur ʿAbdin.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/536
Alqosh — ܐܠܩܘܫ
(settlement)
Names: AlqoshAlqōsh"Town 40 km. north of Mosul in Iraq."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/19
ʿĀlyābād (settlement)
Names: ʿĀlyābādʿĀlyābād (i)Ālyābād‘ĀlyābādĀlyābād (i)‘Ālyābād (i)URI: http://syriaca.org/place/944
ʿĀlyābād (settlement)
Names: ʿĀlyābādʿĀlyābād (ii)Ālyābād‘ĀlyābādĀlyābād (ii)‘Ālyābād (ii)URI: http://syriaca.org/place/945
ʿAmadiyya (settlement)
Names: ʿAmadiyyaʿAmādīyāAmadiyya‘AmadiyyaAmādīyā‘AmādīyāA town in the mountains of northern Iraq, east of the Tigris.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/20
ʿAmadiyya (diocese)
Names: ʿAmadiyyaʿAmādīyāAmadiyya‘AmadiyyaAmādīyā‘AmādīyāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2263
ʿAmadiyya (region)
Names: ʿAmadiyyaʿAmādīyāAmadiyya‘AmadiyyaAmādīyā‘AmādīyāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/703
Amasia —
(diocese)
Names: AmasiaAmasiaThe diocese associated with the city of AmasiaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2622
America
— ܐܡܪܝܟܐ
(state)
Names: AmericaUnited StatesThe United States of America, a country in North America.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/573
ʻAmid, Gazarta and Siirt’ (diocese)
Names: ʻAmid, Gazarta and Siirt’ʻĀmid, Gāzartā and Seert’URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2248
ʻAmid, Gazarta, Siirt, Ṭanze, Ḥezzo and the Gordlaye’ (diocese)
Names: ʻAmid, Gazarta, Siirt, Ṭanze, Ḥezzo and the Gordlaye’ʻĀmid, Gāzartā, Seert, Ṭanze, Ḥezzō and the Gordlāye’URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2249
ʻAmid, Nisibis, Mardin, Ḥesna, and Jerusalem’ (diocese)
Names: ʻAmid, Nisibis, Mardin, Ḥesna, and Jerusalem’ʻĀmid, Nisibis, Mardīn, Ḥesnā, and Jerusalem’URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2250
ʻAmid, Siirt, Gazarta and the Bokhtaye’ (diocese)
Names: ʻAmid, Siirt, Gazarta and the Bokhtaye’ʻĀmid, Seert, Gāzartā and the Bokhtāye’URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2251
Amida — ܐܡܕ
(diocese)
Names: AmidaThe diocese associated with the city of AmidaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2735
Amida — ܐܡܕܝܐ
(region)
Names: AmidaThe region around the city of AmidaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2737
Amida
— ܐܡܝܕ
(settlement)
Names: AmidaAmidDiyarbakırOmidDiyarbakirĀmidDiyārbakr"City in upper Mesopotamia."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/8
Amman (settlement)
Names: AmmanAn ancient town east of the Jordan River, now the capital of Jordan.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/22
ʿĀmūda (settlement)
Names: ʿĀmūdaĀmūda‘ĀmūdaA town west of Qamishli with a Syriac Orthodox school.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/664
Amyūn (settlement)
Names: Amyūn"The town of Amyūn is situated 20 km. south of Tripoli (Northern Lebanon), on the road between Chekka and Kousba, built on a high, rocky cliff rising above the plains of olives and fruit orchards watered by the Qadisha river."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/269
Anab
— ܐܢܒ
(settlement)
Names: AnabBanebA village northwest of Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1515
Anasartha (settlement)
Names: AnasarthaA Roman village southeast of Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/574
Anasartha — ܚܢܨܪܬܐ
(diocese)
Names: AnasarthaAnasarthaThe camp of AnasarthaThe diocese associated with the city of AnasarthaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2623
ʿĀnāt (settlement)
Names: ʿĀnātĀnāt‘ĀnātĀnah‘ĀnahA village in the region of Amida.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/665
Anatolia
— ܐܢܐܛܘܠ
(region)
Names: AnatoliaAsia MinorThe peninsula constituting the westernmost portion of Asia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/504
Ancient Near East (region)
Names: Ancient Near EastThe region comprising the Fertile Crescent, Egypt, and Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/575
Ancyra — ܐܢܩܘܪܐ
(diocese)
Names: AncyraAncyraThe diocese associated with the city of AncyraURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2625
Ancyra
— ܐܢܩܘܪܐ
(settlement)
Names: AncyraAnkyraAnkaraA city of central Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/494
al-Andalus (region)
Names: al-AndalusA region in the Iberian peninsulaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2923
Anḥil
— ܐܢܚܠ
(settlement)
Names: AnḥilAnhilAnḥelEnḥelṬur AbdinṬur ‘AbdinA village in Ṭur ʿAbdin.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/24
Ankamaly (settlement)
Names: AnkamalyA city in Kerala in southern India.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/666
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
Antaradus
— ܐܢܛܐܪܐܕܘܣ
(settlement)
Names: AntaradusAntaracusA port city in Syria, modern Ṭarṭūs.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1471
Anthedon — ܐܢܬܝܕܘܢ
(settlement)
Names: AnthedonAnthedonA city near GazaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2627
Anthedon — ܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܢܬܝܕܘܢ
(church)
Names: AnthedonThe church called that of AnthedonURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2626
Anthemius — ܐܢܬܝܡܝܘ
(building)
Names: AnthemiusA palace of the Empress TheodoraURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2739
Antinoe — ܐܢܛܝܢܐܘ
(diocese)
Names: AntinoeAntinouThe diocese associated with the city of AntinoeURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2628
Antinoe — ܐܢܛܝܢܐܘ
(settlement)
Names: AntinoeAntinouA city in EgyptURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2629
Antioch
— ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: AntiochAntakya"City in the historical region of Syria (today in Turkey)."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/10
Antioch — ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
(diocese)
Names: AntiochAntiochThe diocese associated with the city of AntiochURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2610
Antioch
— ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
(region)
Names: AntiochThe region around the city of Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/995
Antioch in Caria — ܐܢܛܝܘܟ ܕܩܪܝܐܐ
(settlement)
Names: Antioch in CariaA city in southwestern AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2740
Apamea
— ܐܘܦܡܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: ApameaQalʿat al-MadīqQalat al-MadīqQal‘at al-Madīq"One of the earliest Hellenistic city foundations in Syria, Apamea, situated on the Orontes ca. 90 km. south of Antioch, from the 2nd cent. onwards was an important center of Middle- and Neo-Platonist philosophy."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/11
Apamea — ܐܦܡܝܐ
(diocese)
Names: ApameaApameaThe diocese associated with the city of ApameaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2630
Aphrodisias — ܐܦܪܘܕܝܣܝܕܐ
(diocese)
Names: AphrodisiasThe diocese associated with the city of AphrodisiasURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2741
Aphrodisias — ܐܦܪܘܕܝܣܝܕܐ
(settlement)
Names: AphrodisiasA city in Caria in southwest AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2742
Aphthoria — ܐܦܬܘܪܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: Aphthoria Aphthoria A village about 12 miles south of Caesarea in PalestineURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2631
ʿAqra
— ܥܩܪ
(settlement)
Names: ʿAqraʿAqrʿAqr al-ḤumaydiyyaʿAqrāʿEqrāAqra‘AqraAqr‘AqrAqr al-Ḥumaydiyya‘Aqr al-ḤumaydiyyaAqrā‘AqrāEqrā‘EqrāA town east of the Tigris and north of the Great Zab in northern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/25
ʿArab (region)
Names: ʿArab"The plain of Mesopotamia and Osrhoene"URI: http://syriaca.org/place/3057
ʿArabān
— ܥܪܒܐܢ
(settlement)
Names: ʿArabānʿArbānArabān‘ArabānArbān‘ArbānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/430
Arabia
— ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܥܪ̈ܒܝܐ
(province)
Names: ArabiaA Roman province including the Sinai peninsula and Roman territory east of the Jordan River.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/12
Arak
— ܐܪܟ
(settlement)
Names: ArakA village on the desert road between Palmyra and Sukhna.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/515
ʿArban
— ܥܪܒܐܢ
(settlement)
Names: ʿArbanArban‘ArbanṬur AbdinṬur ‘AbdinA village in Ṭur ʿAbdin.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/544
Arbela
— ܐܪܒܝܠ
(settlement)
Names: ArbelaErbilArbil"Capital of modern Kurdistan, in eastern Iraq."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/13
Arbo
— ܐܪܒܘ
(settlement)
Names: ArboṬur AbdinṬur ‘AbdinA village in Ṭur ʿAbdin.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/540
Arca — ܐܪܩܐ
(diocese)
Names: ArcaArcaThe diocese associated with the city of ArcaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2632
Ardashir Khurrah (settlement)
Names: Ardashir KhurrahA city of Fars.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/671
Arday — ܐܪܕܝ
(island)
Names: ArdayArdaiOne of the islands in Beth QaṭrayeURI: http://syriaca.org/place/3008
Arday and Toduru — ܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܪܕܝ ܘܕܬܘܕܘܪܘ
(diocese)
Names: Arday and ToduruLes Ȋles de Ardai et de TȏdourouA diocese for the islands of Arday and Toduru in Beth QaṭrayeURI: http://syriaca.org/place/3027
ʿArdnas
— ܥܪܢܐܣ
(settlement)
Names: ʿArdnasArnasUrnusArdnas‘ArdnasṬur AbdinṬur ‘AbdinA village in Ṭur ʿAbdin northeast of Midyat.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/242
Arethusa (settlement)
Names: ArethusaA Hellenistic city near Apamea, now called al-Rastan.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/27
Arethusa — ܐܪܝܣܬܢ
(diocese)
Names: ArethusaArethusaThe diocese associated with the city of ArethusaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/3053
Ariminum — ܐܪܡܝܢܘܣ
(settlement)
Names: AriminumAriminusAn Italian city on the Adriatic coastURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2633
Arkaḥ
— ܐܪܟܚ
(settlement)
Names: ArkaḥṬur AbdinṬur ‘AbdinA village in Ṭur ʿAbdin.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/559
Armenia — ܐܪܡܢܝܐ
(province)
Names: ArmeniaA province between the Black and Caspian SeasURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2743
Armenia
— ܐܪܡܢܝܐ
(region)
Names: ArmeniaA mountainous region between the Caspian Sea and eastern Anatolia, south of Georgia and north of Kurdistan.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/576
Armenian Sea (open-water)
Names: Armenian SeaA body of water with strong winds; it is unclear to which body of water the source refersURI: http://syriaca.org/place/3006
Arsamosata — ܐܪܫܝܡܫܛ
(diocese)
Names: ArsamosataThe diocese associated with the city of ArsamosataURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2744
Arsamosata
— ܐܪܫܡܝܫܛ
(settlement)
Names: ArsamosataSamosataKabiyaKa‘biyaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/286
Arsanias (river)
Names: ArsaniasA river of eastern Anatolia which flows from north of Lake Van into the Euphrates above Melitene.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/28
Arzanene (region)
Names: ArzaneneA region west and a bit south of Lake Van.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/673
Arzni (settlement)
Names: ArzniAn Assyrian settlement north of Erevan in the province of Kotayk' in ArmeniaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2555