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Xi'an - ܟܘܡܕܐܢ

http://syriaca.org/place/479
“Ancient Chinese city in Shanxi Province.”1

Names

  • ܟܘܡܕܐܢ
  • Xi'an2
  • Chang’an4, 5
  • Hsi-an fu2
  • Kumdan
  • Sian-fu2, 3
  • Xi’an4, 6

Place Type

settlement

Location

  • Coordinates (preferred):
    • Lat. 34.2658353000° Long. 108.9427042000°4

Descriptions

“576. Xi’an”1
“Ancient Chinese city in Shanxi Province.”1

Attestation

Attestation of name ܟܘܡܕܐܢ on Xi'an Nestorian Stele. ܟܘܡܕܐܢ
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Works Cited

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  • 1 J. W. Childers, "Xi’an." in Sebastian P. Brock et al. (eds.), The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 428-429.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 94–95 (with fig. 34), 195, 210, 428–429 (with fig. 127).Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013)., entry: Sian-fu.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 Ian Mladjov, "Diachronic Maps of Syriac Cultures and Their Geographic Contexts." in Daniel King and David A. Michelson (eds.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., map: 11.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 5 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 826.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 6 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 834.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 7 p: 625-652., p: 625-652.
  • 8 p: 583-624., p: 583-624.

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Xi'an” last modified July 11, 2025, http://syriaca.org/place/479.

Bibliography:

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Xi'an.”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2025. Entry published July 11, 2025. http://syriaca.org/place/479.

About this Entry

Entry Title: Xi'an

Additional Credit:

  • Data merging for Syriac World maps data by William L. Potter
  • Syriac World maps edited by David A. Michelson
  • Syriac World maps data revised by William L. Potter
  • Syriac World maps cartography by Ian Mladjov
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Hidemi Takahashi
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Mark Dickens
  • Addition of Chinese place names by Li Tang
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by William L. Potter
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by David A. Michelson
  • Data merging, Pleiades and Wikipedia linking, and XML by Thomas A. Carlson

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