Sergiopolis - ܪܨܦܐ

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A town southwest of Kallinikos.

Names

  • ܪܨܦܐ5
  • Sergiopolis1, 7, 8
  • رُصافة الشام3
  • Reṣafa1, 6, 8
  • Rusafa2

Place Type

settlement

Location

  • Coordinates (preferred):
    • Lat. 35.616667° Long. 38.75°1
  • Coordinates (alternate):
    • Lat. 35.6290295000° Long. 38.7580061000°6, 7

Attestation

Attestation of name رُصافة الشام in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. رُصافة الشام3 3

Notes

GEDSH Map 2 omits dot under the s in the name "Resafa."
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Works Cited

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  • 1 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011), map: Map I B2, II B2. Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Sergey Minov, ed., A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013), entry: Rusafa