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Antioch — ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ (settlement) Names: AntiochAntakya"City in the historical region of Syria (today in Turkey)."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/10

Yabrud (settlement) Names: YabrudIabroudaA town on the road between Damascus and Emesa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/101

Ingila — ܐܓܠ (settlement) Names: IngilaAgelA town on the Tigris northwest of Amida.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/102

Jerusalem — ܐܘܪܫܠܡ (settlement) Names: Jerusalem"As the birthplace of Christianity and the main destination of pilgrimage, Jerusalem played an important role for Christians of all Syr. traditions."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/104

Jericho (settlement) Names: JerichoA town near the Jordan river east of Jerusalem.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/105

Kallinikos — ܩܐܠܘܢܝܩܝ (settlement) Names: KallinikosRaqqaʿal-RaqqaʿCallinicumal-RaqqaCallinicusRaqqaRaqqa‘al-Raqqaal-Raqqa‘A city on the Euphrates where the Daiṣan enters it.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/109

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

Karamlish (settlement) Names: KaramlishGarmshā"A small town located between the Tigris and the Upper Zab, some 15 km. southeast of Mosul, between Barṭelle and Qaraqosh."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/110

Kashkar (settlement) Names: KashkarAn ancient town in southern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/111

Kaysum — ܟܝܫܘܡ (settlement) Names: KaysumKesounKesumQala RumaytaQal‘a RumaytaA town north of Qalʿa Rumayta and west of Samosata.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/112

Kfartuto — ܟܦܪܬܘܬ (settlement) Names: KfartutoKafrtūtReshaynaResh‘aynaA town of southwest of Mardin and northeast of Reshʿayna.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/113

Khabur — ܚܒܘܪ (river) Names: KhaburKhabur RiverA tributary of the Euphrates that enters it at Circesium.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/114

Lake Urmia — ܝܡܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܡܝܐ (open-water) Names: Lake UrmiaLake UrmiyaA lake in northern Iran west of Tabriz and southeast of Lake Van.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/116

Lake Van — ܝܡܬܐ ܕܘܐܢ (open-water) Names: Lake VanA lake in the mountains to the north of Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/117

North Africa (region) Names: North AfricaThe region north of the Sahara desert.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1178

Laodicea — ܠܕܝܩܝܐ (settlement) Names: LaodiceaA port city on the Syrian coast, west of Apamea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/118

Pishon (river) Names: PishonOne of the biblical rivers coming out of Eden in Genesis 2URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1181

Larissa (settlement) Names: LarissaA town on the Orontes northwest of Ḥama.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/119

Lesser Zab (river) Names: Lesser ZabLower ZabA river which flows south of Arbela and north of Karka d-Beth Slokh and enters the Tigris above Tagrit.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/121

Mabbug — ܡܒܘܓ (settlement) Names: MabbugHierapolisManbijMembijMabugMambegA city between Aleppo and the Euphrates river.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/122

Maishan (region) Names: MaishanMeseneMaishānBasraA region of southern Iraq south of Kashkar and northwest of Baṣra.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/123

Monastery of Yaʿqob the Recluse (monastery) Names: Monastery of Yaʿqob the Reclusemonastery of Mar JacobMonastery of Yaqob the RecluseMonastery of Ya‘qob the RecluseA monastery near Siirt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1230

Magdal (settlement) Names: MagdalMajdalA frontier town on the Khabur River.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/125

Mar Aḥa (monastery) Names: Mar Aḥamonastery of Mar AhhaMār Aḥḥā the EgyptianZarnūqāA monastery west of Gazarta.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/126

Mar Yawnan (monastery) Names: Mar YawnanMonastery of Jonahmonastery of Mar YonanMār YōnānA monastery near Mosul.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/127

Maragha — ܡܪܐܓܗ (settlement) Names: MaraghaMarāghāA city south of Tabriz.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/129

Arbela — ܐܪܒܝܠ (settlement) Names: ArbelaErbilArbil"Capital of modern Kurdistan, in eastern Iraq."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/13

Mardin — ܡܪܕܝܢ (settlement) Names: MardinMardeMardīn"City in upper Mesopotamia and important center of Syriac Christianity, especially for the Syr. Orth. Church as the city closest to Dayr al-Zaʿfarān, the seat of the patr. from 1293 until 1932."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/130

Mariamme (settlement) Names: MariammeA town northwest of Emesa and southwest of Ḥama.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/132

Maypherqaṭ — ܡܝܦܪܩܛ (settlement) Names: MaypherqaṭMartyropolisSilvanMiyapharqinMaipherqatMayperqatMaiperqāṭA city north of the Tigris and east of Amida.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/134

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

Mopsuestia — ܡܗܦܣܘܣܛܝܐ (settlement) Names: MopsuestiaMaṣṣīṣaA town of Cilicia II southwest of Anazarbos on the Pyramos river.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/138

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

Nisibis — ܢܨܝܒܝܢ (settlement) Names: NisibisNṣibinNusaybinṢobaNisibinṢōbā"City in Mesopotamia and important center of early Syriac Christianity."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/142

Nabk — ܢܒܟ (settlement) Names: Nabkal-NabakA town northeast of Damascus and southwest of al-Qaryatayn.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/143

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

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

Ḥawrā — ܚܘܪܐ (settlement) Names: ḤawrāA village near Serugh.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1456

Sakhā — ܣܟܐ (settlement) Names: SakhāA city in Egypt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1467

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

Pelusium (settlement) Names: PelusiumA city of the Nile delta.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1473

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

Talʿafar — ܬܠ ܥܦܪ (fortification) Names: TalʿafarTalafarTal‘afarA castle between Sinjar and Mosul.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1489

Adana — ܐܛܢܗ (settlement) Names: AdanaA city on the Seyhan River in south-eastern Anatolia, near the Mediterranean coast.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/15

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

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

Kfar Nabu — ܟܦܪ ܢܒܘ (settlement) Names: Kfar NabuKafr NabuA village near Serugh.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1511

Anab — ܐܢܒ (settlement) Names: AnabBanebA village northwest of Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1515

Tell Zqipa (settlement) Names: Tell ZqipaTel IsqōfTel ZqīpāTesqōpāA large village in the plain of Mosul.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1517

Palmyra (settlement) Names: PalmyraA town between Emesa and Dura-Europos.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/153

Rhodes — ܪܘܕܘܣ (island) Names: RhodesAn island off the south-western coast of Asia Minor.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1534

al-Madāʾin (settlement) Names: al-MadāʾinMadainMahozaal-Madainal-Madāʾinal-MadāʾinA group of settlements including Ctesiphon, Seleucia, and Kokhe.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1535

Persian Gulf (open-water) Names: Persian GulfPersian gulfThe sea that separates the Arabian peninsula from Iran.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/156

Philippopolis (settlement) Names: PhilippopolisA town east of Tiberias in the Roman province of Arabia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/158

Pyramos — ܓܝܚܘܢ (river) Names: PyramosGiḥunCeyhanA river which flows near Anazarbos and past Mopsuestia before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/159

Qara (settlement) Names: Qara"Town in the Qalamun mountains, Syria, ca. 95 km. northeast of Damascus and less than 20 km. north of Nabk (see Dayr Mār Mūsā al-Ḥabashī), often mentioned as a caravan station between Ḥimṣ and Damascus."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/161

Qenneshrin (settlement) Names: QenneshrinChalcisQinneshrinA city southwest of Aleppo and east of Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/162

Sergiopolis (settlement) Names: SergiopolisReṣafaRusafaA town southwest of Kallinikos.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/165

Ram Hormizd (settlement) Names: Ram HormizdA city east of Hormizd Ardashir and north of the Persian Gulf.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/169

Akhlat — ܟܠܐܛ (settlement) Names: AkhlatKhilatKhalāṭḤalāṭAḥlāṭA town on the northwestern coast of Lake Van in eastern Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/17

Reshʿayna — ܪܝܫ ܥܝܢܐ (settlement) Names: ReshʿaynaTheodosiopolisRaʾs al-ʿAynCeylanpınarResülaynRish ʿAynaReshaynaResh‘aynaRaʾs al-AynRaʾs al-‘AynRish AynaRish ‘AynaResh AynaResh ‘AynaRaʾs al-AynRaʾs al-’AynRaʾs al-AynRaʾs al-AynRaʾs al-‘AynRaʾs al-‘Ayn"City on the Khabur, located in the eastern part of ancient Osrhoene and today straddling the Turkish-Syrian border, the Syrian part now bearing the name Raʾs al-ʿAyn and the Turkish part Ceylanpınar (earlier Resülayn)."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/172

Rhosos (settlement) Names: RhososA town northwest of Antioch on the Bay of Iskenderun.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/173

Seleucia (settlement) Names: SeleuciaA port city of Isauria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/174

Salmas (settlement) Names: SalmasA town northwest of Lake Urmia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/177

Samosata — ܫܡܝܫܛ (settlement) Names: SamosataA town on the Euphrates northwest of Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/178

Sarephta (settlement) Names: SarephtaA coastal town between Sidon and Tyros.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/179

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

Scythopolis (settlement) Names: ScythopolisA city near the Jordan river east of Caesarea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/180

Seleucia Pieria (settlement) Names: Seleucia PieriaA port city west of Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/183

Sinjar — ܫܝܓܪ (settlement) Names: SinjarShiggarSingaraSingarSinjārA town west of Mosul and east of Mount Sinjar.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/184

Shushtar (settlement) Names: ShushtarShushterinTustarSusterShūshterA city in Khuzistan.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/186

Sidon (settlement) Names: SidonA coastal city between Beirut and Tyros.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/187

Siirt — ܣܥܪܬ (settlement) Names: SiirtSeertSʿertSeʿertSertS‘ertSeertSe‘ert"A city in eastern Turkey, southwest of Lake Van."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/188

Sis — ܣܝܣ (settlement) Names: SisSīsA city in Cilicia which was the capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/190

Tagrit — ܬܓܪܝܬ (settlement) Names: TagritTikritTakritTagrīt"Tagrit is a modern city located on the west bank of the Tigris, almost mid-way between Mosul and Baghdad."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/193

Tyros (settlement) Names: TyrosTyreAn important port city of the eastern Mediterranean Sea west of Damascus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/195

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

Tarsos — ܛܪܣܘܣ (settlement) Names: TarsosTarsusA city in Cilicia I west of Adana.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/196

ʿAmadiyya (settlement) Names: ʿAmadiyyaʿAmādīyāAmadiyya‘AmadiyyaAmādīyā‘AmādīyāA town in the mountains of northern Iraq, east of the Tigris.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/20

Tella — ܬܠܐ (settlement) Names: TellaConstantinaTell MawzaltMawzanWayran ShahrViransehirA town east of Edessa and west of Mardin.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/200

Tiberias (settlement) Names: TiberiasA city on the Sea of Galilee.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/201

Tigris — ܕܩܠܬ (river) Names: TigrisThe eastern major river of Mesopotamia, flowing from SE Turkey to the Persian Gulf.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/202

Tripolis — ܛܪܝܦܘܠܝܣ (settlement) Names: TripolisTripoliA coastal city north of Beirut.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/203

Greater Zab — ܙܒܐ ܪܒܐ (river) Names: Greater ZabUpper ZabGreat ZabA tributary of the Tigris which flows north of Arbela.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/204

Urima — ܐܘܪܝܡ (settlement) Names: UrimaOrimA town on the Euphrates west of Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/205

Urmia — ܐܘܪܡܝܐ (settlement) Names: UrmiaUrūmiyyaRīzāyaŪrmī"Urmia (Urūmiyya, Rīzāya), a city in northwest Iran, west of Lake Urmia, is first mentioned in E.-Syr. sources in 1111, whereas the mentioning of bishops in Azerbaijan (Hoshaʿ of Ganzak in 486, Ḥenanishoʿ in 605), testify to earlier presence of the Ch. of E. in this region."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/206

Van (settlement) Names: VanVānA city southeast of Lake Van.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/207

Peruz Shapur — ܐܢܒܐܪ (settlement) Names: Peruz Shapural-Anbāral-ʾAnbarAnbaral-ʾAnbaral-ʾAnbar"Large Sasanian city on the eastern bank of the Euphrates, the ruins are near present-day Falluja, ca. 60 km. west of Baghdad."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/211

al-Qaryatayn — ܩܪܝܬܝܢ (settlement) Names: al-QaryataynA town northeast of Damascus and southeast of Ḥimṣ.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/212

Ḥawrān — ܚܘܪܢ (region) Names: ḤawrānHawranA region south of Damascus and east of the Sea of Galilee.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/214

Emesa — ܚܡܨ (settlement) Names: EmesaḤimṣḤomṣHoms"City in Syria."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/215

100

Ḥarran — ܚܪܢ (settlement) Names: ḤarranCarrhaeḤārānḤarrānHarran"Syr./Hebrew Ḥārān; Latin Carrhae; Arabic Ḥarran. Ancient city in Mesopotamia, approximately 45 km south-southeast of Edessa."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/216

101

Ḥirta — ܚܐܪܬܐ (settlement) Names: Ḥirtaal-ḤiraḤīraHiraḤirtā"Ancient city near the Euphrates to the southeast of present-day al-Najaf."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/219

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Amman (settlement) Names: AmmanAn ancient town east of the Jordan River, now the capital of Jordan.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/22

103

Ṭur ʿAbdin — ܛܘܪܥܒܕܝܢ (region) Names: Ṭur ʿAbdinTur ʿAbdinTur AbdinṬūr ʿAbdīnṬur AbdinṬur ‘AbdinTur AbdinTur ‘AbdinṬūr AbdīnṬūr ‘Abdīn"Properly speaking, Ṭur ʿAbdin (‘Mountain of the servants’) does not include the whole province of Mardin in Turkey, but only the limestone plateau in the eastern part of it, between the river Tigris and Nisibis.""URI: http://syriaca.org/place/221

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Mor Barṣawmo — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ (monastery) Names: Mor BarṣawmoBarṣoum Monasterymonastery of Mar Barsauma"The monastery, situated in the mountains to the southeast of Melitene and named after the 5th-cent. ascetic Barṣawmo, rose to prominence as the regular residence of Syr. Orth. Patriarchs in the 11th-13th cent., the period often referred to as the Syriac Renaissance."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/224

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Mor Matay — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܬܝ (monastery) Names: Mor MatayMatthew Monasterymonastery of Mar MattayMār Mattai"Located on the Alfof Mountain, known in Arabic as Jabal Maqlūb, 35 km. northeast of Mosul, the monastery is mostly known by its Arabic name Dayr Mār Mattā."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/227

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Qenneshre — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܢܫܪܝܢ (monastery) Names: QenneshreQenneshrinQenneshrin MonasteryMonastery of Qenneshre"A W.-Syr. monastery that in its heyday (6th–9th cent.) stood out as a center of Greek study in the Syriac-speaking Near East and which played a key role in the transmission of Greek learning into Syriac."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/230

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Anḥil — ܐܢܚܠ (settlement) Names: AnḥilAnhilAnḥelEnḥelṬur AbdinṬur ‘AbdinA village in Ṭur ʿAbdin.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/24

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Abdon (monastery) Names: AbdonAbdōnURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2418

109

Baʿut (monastery) Names: BaʿutBāʿūṯBautBa‘utBāūṯBā‘ūṯURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2424

110

Beth ʿArbin (monastery) Names: Beth ʿArbinBeṯ ʿArbīnDair Bā ʿArbāBeth ArbinBeth ‘ArbinBeṯ ArbīnBeṯ ‘ArbīnDair Bā ArbāDair Bā ‘ArbāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2425

111

Klilishoʿ (monastery) Names: KlilishoʿKlīlīshōʿKlilishoKlilisho‘KlīlīshōKlīlīshō‘URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2432

112

Malki Saba (monastery) Names: Malki SabaMalki SābāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2433

113

Mar Mari (monastery) Names: Mar MariMār MārīURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2471

114

Mar Mikhaʾil (monastery) Names: Mar MikhaʾilMār Mīkhā'īlMar MikhaʾilMar MikhaʾilURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2472

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Mar Nuḥ (monastery) Names: Mar NuḥMār NūḥMonastery of the ArkA monastery east of Dairek on Mount Qardu, near the traditional site for the landing of Noah's Ark.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2475

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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

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Mar Yonan (monastery) Names: Mar YonanMār YōnānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2505

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Mar Zena (monastery) Names: Mar ZenaMār ZenāDair al-Gayyāra (‘the tar monastery’)URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2507

119

Rabban Yawsep (monastery) Names: Rabban YawsepRabban JosephURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2517

120

Penek (settlement) Names: PenekA town on the Tigris northwest of Gazarta.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/253

121

Khazir (river) Names: KhazirKhāzirA tributary of the Greater Zab which flows east of Karamlish.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/258

122

Shaqlāwa (settlement) Names: ShaqlāwaShanqlabadShaqlāwāShanqlābādA town near Arbela.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/259

123

Barṭelle — ܒܪܛܠܗ (settlement) Names: BarṭelleBarṭilleBarṭallāhBeṯ Bar Ṭelaï"A small town located some 20 km. to the southeast of Mosul on the road that links this ciy with Arbela and on which Karamlish and Qaraqosh are also found."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/260

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Qaraqosh — ܒܝܬ ܟܘܕܝܕܐ (settlement) Names: QaraqoshBeth KhudaydaQaraqōshBeṯ Khūdaidā"A sizable town located to the east of Mosul, on the same road along which Barṭelle and Karamlish are located."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/262

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Arethusa (settlement) Names: ArethusaA Hellenistic city near Apamea, now called al-Rastan.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/27

126

Crac des Chevaliers (fortification) Names: Crac des ChevaliersA Crusader fortress west of Ḥimṣ.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/272

127

Marqab (fortification) Names: MarqabA fortress overlooking the Mediterranean coastal road near Baniyas.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/273

128

Maʿlula (settlement) Names: MaʿlulaMaalulaMalulaMalulaMa‘lulaA village northeast of Damascus and southwest of Qara.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/279

129

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

130

Ṣaydnāyā (settlement) Names: ṢaydnāyāA village north of Damascus and southwest of Maʿlula.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/280

131

Melitene — ܡܝܠܝܛܝܢܝ (region) Names: MeliteneThe region around the city of Melitene in eastern AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2818

132

Baradā (river) Names: BaradāThe river which flows past Damascus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/282

133

Erzincan — ܐܪܙܢܓܐܢ (settlement) Names: ErzincanArzenjānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/284

134

Arzun — ܐܪܙܘܢ (settlement) Names: ArzunArzonGhurzānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/285

135

Arsamosata — ܐܪܫܡܝܫܛ (settlement) Names: ArsamosataSamosataKabiyaKa‘biyaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/286

136

Bājabbāra — ܒܝܬ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ (settlement) Names: BājabbāraBajabbaraURI: http://syriaca.org/place/294

137

Bārimmān — ܒܐܪܡܐܢ (settlement) Names: BārimmānBaremmānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/295

138

Bālis — ܒܐܠܫ (settlement) Names: BālisBālsBālshPerpalisosMaskanaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/299

139

Badlis — ܒܕܠܝܣ (settlement) Names: BadlisBadlīsBitlisBidlīsURI: http://syriaca.org/place/300

140

Tabriz — ܬܒܪܝܙ (settlement) Names: TabrizTawrizTabrīzURI: http://syriaca.org/place/308

141

Tbilisi — ܬܦܠܝܣ (settlement) Names: TbilisiTiflisURI: http://syriaca.org/place/310

142

Tel Besme — ܬܠܒܣ̈ܡܐ (settlement) Names: Tel BesmeTālbsamTālbsmaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/312

143

Tel Baṭrīq — ܬܠ ܒܛܪܝܩ (settlement) Names: Tel BaṭrīqTell BaṭriqURI: http://syriaca.org/place/313

144

Tel Maḥre — ܬܠ ܡܚܪܝ (settlement) Names: Tel MaḥreTell MaḥreTell al-ManakhirURI: http://syriaca.org/place/314

145

Tinnīs — ܬܢܝܣ (settlement) Names: TinnīsTinnisURI: http://syriaca.org/place/316

146

al-Jabbūl — ܓܒܘܠܐ (settlement) Names: al-JabbūlGabbulURI: http://syriaca.org/place/320

147

Diyār Rabīʿa — ܓܙܪܬܐ ܥܠܝܬܐ (region) Names: Diyār RabīʿaUpper JaziraDiyār RabiʿaDiyār RabīaDiyār Rabī‘aDiyār RabiaDiyār Rabi‘aURI: http://syriaca.org/place/321

148

Jūsiya — ܓܘܣܝܗ (settlement) Names: JūsiyaJosyaA village near Emesa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/323

149

al-Ḥaṣṣāṣa — ܚܨܐܨܗ̇ (settlement) Names: al-ḤaṣṣāṣaHaṣṣāṣaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/328

150

Kharput — ܚܣܢ ܙܝܐܕ (settlement) Names: KharputḤiṣn ZiyādA town northeast of Melitene.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/330

151

Khābūrā — ܚܒܘܪܐ (region) Names: KhābūrāKhābārāKhābūrURI: http://syriaca.org/place/332

152

Kharshana — ܟܪܫܢܐ (settlement) Names: KharshanaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/333

153

Mar Zakkay — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܙܟܝ (monastery) Names: Mar ZakkayZakka Monasterymonastery of Mar ZakkayTell Bi'aA monastery near Kallinikos.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/356

154

Mor Shlemun — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ (monastery) Names: Mor ShlemunSolomon MonasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/361

155

St. Catherine — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ (monastery) Names: St. CatherineMonastery of St. CatherineMount Sinai MonasterySinai"The Monastery of St. Catherine on Sinai was founded in the 6th cent. It had a multicultural community prior to the Ottoman period when it became entirely Greek."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/368

156

Ṣawro — ܨܘܪܐ (settlement) Names: ṢawroṢawrṬur AbdinṬur ‘AbdinA village in Ṭur ʿAbdin.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/4

157

Bostra — ܒܘܨܪ (settlement) Names: BostraBoṣraBuṣraEski Shām"City in the Ḥawrān, present-day southern Syria, ca. 120 fan. south of Damascus."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/40

158

Dunaysar — ܕܢܝܣܪ (settlement) Names: DunaysarKoç HisarURI: http://syriaca.org/place/401

159

Raʿban — ܪܥܒܐܢ (settlement) Names: RaʿbanRabanRaʿbānRabanRa‘banRabānRa‘bānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/405

160

Rūḥīn — ܪܘܚܝܢ (settlement) Names: RūḥīnRuḥīnURI: http://syriaca.org/place/406

161

Sijistān — ܣܓܣܬܐܢ (region) Names: SijistānSijistanSegestanSegestānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/409

162

Baghdad — ܒܓܕܕ (settlement) Names: BaghdadBabylon"City on the Tigris, approximately 35 km. north of Seleucia-Ctesiphon."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/41

163

Sarmin — ܣܪܡܝܢ (settlement) Names: SarminSerminURI: http://syriaca.org/place/410

164

Salamiyya — ܣܠܡܝܗ̇ (settlement) Names: SalamiyyaSalamyaA village in Syria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/411

165

Simandu — ܣܝܡܢܕܘ (settlement) Names: SimanduSamandoSemandoURI: http://syriaca.org/place/413

166

Susa — ܫܘܫ (settlement) Names: SusaSusURI: http://syriaca.org/place/415

167

al-Ṣāliḥiyya — ܨܐܠܚܝܗ̇ (settlement) Names: al-ṢāliḥiyyaSaliḥiyyaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/418

168

al-Ṣāliḥiyya — ܨܐܠܚܝܗ (settlement) Names: al-ṢāliḥiyyaṢaliḥiyyaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/419

169

Balad — ܒܠܕ (settlement) Names: BaladAski MosulBalaṭEski Mosul"Balad, Assyrian Balaṭ, Syriac and Arabic Balad or Balaṭ, and modern Aski Mosul (Turkish for ‘Old Mosul’) are names referring to a town located some 40 km. northwest of Mosul, on the west bank of the Tigris."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/42

170

Quṭurbul — ܩܛܪܒܠ (settlement) Names: QuṭurbulQaṭrabilQuṭrubulA village near Amid.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/426

171

ʿĀnah — ܥܐܢܐ (settlement) Names: ʿĀnahĀnah‘ĀnahĀnāt‘ĀnātURI: http://syriaca.org/place/429

172

Balikh — ܢܗܪ ܒܐܠܚ (river) Names: BalikhBalikh riverA tributary of the Euphrates that enters it at al-Raqqa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/43

173

ʿArabān — ܥܪܒܐܢ (settlement) Names: ʿArabānʿArbānArabān‘ArabānArbān‘ArbānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/430

174

ʿArqa — ܥܪܩܐ (settlement) Names: ʿArqaArqa‘ArqaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/431

175

ʿIrqa — ܥܪܩܐ (settlement) Names: ʿIrqaIrqa‘IrqaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/432

176

Baṣra (settlement) Names: BaṣraPrat d-MayshanBasrahBasraA city in southern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/44

177

Konia — ܐܝܩܘܢܝܘܢ (settlement) Names: KoniaKonyaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/440

178

Kafrṭāb — ܟܦܪܛܐܒ (settlement) Names: KafrṭābURI: http://syriaca.org/place/445

179

Kiliz — ܟܠܝܙ (settlement) Names: KilizKillizKilisURI: http://syriaca.org/place/446

180

Baṭnan — ܒܛܢܢ (settlement) Names: BaṭnanBaṭnānBatnanA town of Serugh.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/45

181

al-Kūfa — ܟܘܦܗ (settlement) Names: al-KūfaKufaAqulaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/452

182

Mashhad Kuḥayl — ܡܫܗܕ ܟܘܚܝܠ (settlement) Names: Mashhad KuḥaylURI: http://syriaca.org/place/458

183

Beirut — ܒܝܪܘܬ (settlement) Names: BeirutBerytos"Beirut, Lebanon is mentioned in many Syr. Orth. texts in connection with the St. Jude monastery and church."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/46

184

Manazgirt — ܡܢܐܙܟܪܕ (settlement) Names: ManazgirtManzikertManazgirdMalazgirtURI: http://syriaca.org/place/462

185

Nagran — ܢܓܪܐܢ (settlement) Names: NagranNegranNajrānNajran"City in S. Arabia (Syr. Nagran, or Negran; Arab. Najrān), and city in Iraq."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/464

186

Narsaybād — ܢܪܣܝܒܐܕ (region) Names: NarsaybādNarsībādURI: http://syriaca.org/place/465

187

al-Hattākh — ܗܬܐܟ (settlement) Names: al-HattākhHattākhAntakhḤattāḥURI: http://syriaca.org/place/467

188

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

189

Ḥimyar (region) Names: ḤimyarSouth Arabia"Himyar is the name of a geographical area in southwest Arabia as well as that of a tribal confederation in power from the 1st cent. BC to ca. AD 525."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/474

190

Serugh — ܣܪܘܓ (settlement) Names: SerughSarujSarugAn ancient city where Jacob of Serugh was bishop.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/48

191

Erzurum — ܐܪܙܪܘܡ (settlement) Names: ErzurumA city in northeastern Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/484

192

Nuhayr al-Khawsir — ܢܗܪܘܣܐ ܕܟܘܣܪ (river) Names: Nuhayr al-KhawsirKhuser CreekA tributary of the Tigris in northern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/485

193

Syria — ܣܘܪܝܐ (region) Names: SyriaA historical region bounded on the north by the Euphrates River and the Taurus Mountains, on the west by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the desert, and on the south by Palestine, which during the medieval period was considered the southernmost district of Syria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/486

194

Lebanon — ܠܒܢܢ (region) Names: LebanonA mountainous region in the central Levantine coast of the Mediterranean Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/487

195

Diyār Muḍar — ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܨܪ (region) Names: Diyār MuḍarMudar territoryDiyar MiṣrA region of Mesopotamia on the Euphrates from Samosata to western Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/491

196

Qaṣr Ibn Hubayra — ܩܨܪܐ ܕܒܪ ܗܘܒܝܪܗ (settlement) Names: Qaṣr Ibn HubayraA town in southern Iraq founded during the caliphate of Marwān II (r. 744-750) by the last Umayyad governor of Iraq, Yazīd bin ʿUmar bin Hubayra.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/492

197

Ancyra — ܐܢܩܘܪܐ (settlement) Names: AncyraAnkyraAnkaraA city of central Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/494

198

al-Najaf — ܢܓܦ (settlement) Names: al-NajafA city on the Euphrates south of Baghdad.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/495

199

Rafaniyya — ܪܦܢܝܗ (settlement) Names: RafaniyyaRaphinaA city of western Syria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/496

200

Sanīr — ܣܢܝܪ (mountain) Names: SanīrSinnirA mountain in southwestern Syria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/497

201

Maʿarrat al-Nuʿmān — ܡܥܪܝܐ ܢܥܡܢ (settlement) Names: Maʿarrat al-NuʿmānMaarrat al-NumānMa‘arrat al-Nu‘mānA city in northern Syria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/499

202

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

203

Birtha — ܒܝܪܗܓܝܟ (settlement) Names: BirthaBirecikBiricikA village on the Euphrates north of Mabbug and south of Samosata.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/50

204

Māksīn — ܡܐܟܣܝܢ (settlement) Names: MāksīnMacineA town of the Khābūrā district.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/501

205

Black Sea — ܝܡܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ (open-water) Names: Black SeaA large sea north of Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/503

206

Širwān — ܫܝܪܘܢ (settlement) Names: ŠirwānSherwanA village northeast of Siirt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/505

207

Yemen — ܝܡܢ (region) Names: YemenYamanA region in the extreme south of the Arabian peninsula.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/508

208

al-Wāsiṭ — ܘܐܣܛ (settlement) Names: al-WāsiṭWasitA city of southern Iraq on the west bank of the Tigris.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/509

209

Tokat — ܬܘܩܐܬ (settlement) Names: TokatA city of north-central Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/510

210

Nizip — ܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܝܐ (settlement) Names: NizipByzantine NisibinAintab‘AintabA town west of the Euphrates between ʿAintab and Birtha.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/511

211

Macedonia — ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ (region) Names: MacedoniaA region in southeastern Europe on the northwestern shores of the Aegean Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/512

212

Sukhna — ܣܟܢܗ (settlement) Names: SukhnaA town on the desert road between Palmyra and Dayr al-Zor.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/514

213

Arak — ܐܪܟ (settlement) Names: ArakA village on the desert road between Palmyra and Sukhna.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/515

214

Ghūṭa — ܥܒܐ (region) Names: GhūṭaGhūtaThe fertile farmland surrounding Damascus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/517

215

Mt. Qāsiyūn — ܛܘܪܐ ܕܩܐܣܝܘܢ (mountain) Names: Mt. QāsiyūnQasyun MountainA mountain north of Damascus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/518

216

Baṭyās — ܒܛܝܐܣ (unknown) Names: BaṭyāsBatyasNear al-Raqqa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/519

217

Byblos (settlement) Names: ByblosJubailJbeilGibletA port city between Beirut and Tripolis.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/52

218

Bālū — ܒܐܠܘ (settlement) Names: BālūBalūMamūrat al-AzīzMa‘mūrat al-‘AzīzA town east of Maʿmūrat al-ʿAzīz.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/520

219

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

220

Herat — ܗܪܐܬ (settlement) Names: HeratA city in Afghanistan.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/523

221

Mount Sinjar — ܛܘܪܐ ܕܫܝܓܪ (mountain) Names: Mount SinjarSinjar mountainA mountainous ridge in northwestern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/524

222

Persia — ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܦܪܣ (region) Names: PersiaIranA large plateau region stretching from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/526

223

Ḥiṣn Maslama Ibn ʿAbd al-Malik — ܚܣܢ ܡܣܠܡܗ ܒܢ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܡܠܟ (fortification) Names: Ḥiṣn Maslama Ibn ʿAbd al-MalikḤiṣn Maslama Ibn Abd al-MalikḤiṣn Maslama Ibn ‘Abd al-MalikNot far from Tell Maḥre.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/527

224

Caesarea (settlement) Names: CaesareaA port city in Palaestina north of Gaza.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/53

225

Ḥārim — ܚܐܪܡ (mountain) Names: ḤārimA mountain range in northwestern Syria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/552

226

Mount Sinai — ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ (mountain) Names: Mount SinaiA mountain in the Sinai Peninsula.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/563

227

al-Thaghr (region) Names: al-ThaghrThe border area of northern Syria and Mesopotamia between the Byzantine Empire and the caliphate.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/567

228

Alexandria — ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ (settlement) Names: AlexandriaA city in Egypt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/572

229

Anasartha (settlement) Names: AnasarthaA Roman village southeast of Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/574

230

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

231

Baʿalbak (settlement) Names: BaʿalbakBaalbekHeliopolisBaalbakBa‘albakA city in Lebanon.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/577

232

Babylonia (region) Names: BabyloniaA region of Mesopotamia around the ancient city of Babylon.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/578

233

Ctesiphon — ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ (settlement) Names: Ctesiphon"Located on the Tigris, south of modern Baghdad."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/58

234

Constantinople — ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ (settlement) Names: ConstantinopleThe capital of the Byzantine Empire.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/586

235

Dayr al-Rūm (quarter) Names: Dayr al-RūmDeir al-RumA quarter of Baghdad.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/587

236

Europe — ܐܘܪܝܦܝ (region) Names: EuropeA continent west of Asia and north of Africa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/591

237

Qalamun (mountain) Names: QalamunJebel QalamunA mountain in Lebanon.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/597

238

Jordan (river) Names: JordanA river which flows into the Dead Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/599

239

Caesarea — ܩܣܪܝܐ (settlement) Names: CaesareaKayseriA city in Cappadocia, modern Kayseri.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/60

240

Jordan Valley (region) Names: Jordan ValleyThe valley which contains the Jordan River.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/600

241

Khurasan — ܟܘܪܐܣܐܢ (region) Names: KhurasanKhorasanKhorasānA region east and somewhat south of the Caspian Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/603

242

Merv — ܡܪܘ (settlement) Names: MervMaruA city of Khurasan.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/607

243

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

244

Circesium — ܩܪܩܝܣܝܘܢ (settlement) Names: CircesiumQarqisunQarqisyyaAbu SarayBusayraA city at the confluence of the Euphrates and the Khabur rivers.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/62

245

Nicaea — ܢܝܩܝܐ (settlement) Names: NicaeaNiceaA city in northwestern Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/621

246

Nile (river) Names: NileThe major river of Egypt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/629

247

Claudia — ܩܠܘܕܝܐ (settlement) Names: ClaudiaQlaudiaA city southeast of Melitene.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/63

248

Nubia — ܢܘܒܗ (region) Names: NubiaNubaA region of northeastern Africa, south of Egypt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/630

249

Pontos (region) Names: PontosPontusA region south of the Black Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/633

250

Qalʿat Najm (fortification) Names: Qalʿat NajmQalat NaymQalat NajmQal‘at NajmA medieval fortress on the Euphrates near Mabbug.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/634

251

Qalʿat Simʿān (monastery) Names: Qalʿat SimʿānQalʿāt SimʿānQalat SimanQalat SimānQal‘at Sim‘ānQalāt SimānQal‘āt Sim‘ānThe monastery of St. Simeon Stylites west of Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/635

252

Qardu (mountain) Names: QarduA mountain east of Gazarta, proposed as a site for the landing of Noah's ark.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/637

253

Rome — ܪܘܡܝ (settlement) Names: RomeThe capital city of Italy and formerly the capital of the Roman Empire.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/641

254

Socotra (island) Names: SocotraAn island off the horn of Africa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/642

255

Tell Tuneinir (settlement) Names: Tell TuneinirA village southeast of al-Ḥasake.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/645

256

Tibet (region) Names: TibetA mountainous region northeast of India and west of China.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/646

257

Turkestan (region) Names: TurkestanA region in Central Asia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/647

258

Cyrrhus — ܩܘܪܘܣ (settlement) Names: CyrrhusAn ancient and medieval city 70 km north of Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/65

259

Mount Zion (mountain) Names: Mount ZionA hill in Jerusalem.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/651

260

Ṣarrīn (settlement) Names: ṢarrīnSerrinSirrinA village in modern Syria near the Euphrates.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/655

261

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

262

Mar Gabriel and Mar Abraham (monastery) Names: Mar Gabriel and Mar AbrahamMar AbrahamUpper MonasteryMār GabrielAn important monastery near Mosul whose site has been incorporated into the modern city.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/661

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Iskenderun (settlement) Names: IskenderunAlexandrettaA coastal city north of Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/663

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Dara — ܕܪܐ (settlement) Names: DaraA Roman city between Mardin and Nisibis.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/67

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Ardashir Khurrah (settlement) Names: Ardashir KhurrahA city of Fars.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/671

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Arragan (settlement) Names: ArraganA village in Fars.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/672

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Ascalon (settlement) Names: AscalonA coastal city north of Gaza.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/674

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Dayr al-Askūl (monastery) Names: Dayr al-AskūlA monastery in Ḥirta.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/676

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Awāna (settlement) Names: AwānaAwānāA village in Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/679

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ʿAyn al-Tamr (settlement) Names: ʿAyn al-TamrAyn al-Tamr‘Ayn al-TamrA village near Ḥirta.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/682

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Bāb Tūmā (building) Names: Bāb TūmāA gate of Damascus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/686

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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

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Filasṭīn — ܦܠܫܬ (region) Names: FilasṭīnPalestineURI: http://syriaca.org/place/698

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Cyprus — ܩܘܦܪܘܣ (island) Names: CyprusURI: http://syriaca.org/place/714

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Egypt (region) Names: EgyptURI: http://syriaca.org/place/715

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Tangut (region) Names: TangutTangūtURI: http://syriaca.org/place/727

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Ṭabaristān (region) Names: ṬabaristānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/728

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Doliche — ܕܠܘܟ (settlement) Names: DolicheDulūkA town west of the Euphrates, north of Aleppo, and northeast of Cyrrhus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/75

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Edessa — ܐܘܪܗܝ (settlement) Names: EdessaUrfaAdmeAntiochia KallirhoeUrhayA city of Mesopotamia, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Osrhoene, modern Urfa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/78

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Ardabīl (settlement) Names: ArdabīlURI: http://syriaca.org/place/798

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Amida — ܐܡܝܕ (settlement) Names: AmidaAmidDiyarbakırOmidDiyarbakirĀmidDiyārbakr"City in upper Mesopotamia."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/8

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Bethlehem — ܒܝܬܠܚܡ (settlement) Names: BethlehemURI: http://syriaca.org/place/805

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Damietta (settlement) Names: DamiettaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/811

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Daquqa (settlement) Names: DaquqaDāqūqāA town in Beth Garmai.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/812

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Euphrates — ܦܪܬ (river) Names: EuphratesThe western major river of Mesopotamia, flowing from eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/82

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Hamadān (settlement) Names: HamadānHamaḏānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/823

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Ḥadita (settlement) Names: ḤaditaḤadīṯāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/825

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Ispahan (settlement) Names: IspahanURI: http://syriaca.org/place/830

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Karh Guddān (settlement) Names: Karh GuddānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/832

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Fars (region) Names: FarsFārs"A region in southwestern Iran, often identified as the heartland of the Iranian people."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/84

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Gabala (settlement) Names: GabalaA city on the coast south-east of Laodicea and west of Apamea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/85

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Gargar — ܓܪܓܪ (settlement) Names: GargarGergerKarkarA city near the Euphrates between Melitene and Amida.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/86

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Samarqand (settlement) Names: SamarqandURI: http://syriaca.org/place/865

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Shenna (settlement) Names: ShennaShennā d'Beṯ RammanA city in northern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/869

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Gaza — ܥܙܐ (settlement) Names: GazaGazzaA city near the coast of the southeastern Mediterranean Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/87

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Shahrzur (settlement) Names: ShahrzurShāhrzūrURI: http://syriaca.org/place/871

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Tehran (settlement) Names: TehranTeheranURI: http://syriaca.org/place/875

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Ṭūs (settlement) Names: ṬūsA medieval city in northeastern Persia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/877

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Wasṭān (settlement) Names: WasṭānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/879

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Gazarta — ܓܙܪܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܥܘܡܪ (settlement) Names: GazartaGozartoCizreGzartaJazīraJazirat Ibn ʿUmarGāzartāJazirat Ibn UmarJazirat Ibn ‘UmarA city on the Tigris river between Amida and Mosul.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/88

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Marʿash — ܡܪܥܫ (settlement) Names: MarʿashGermaniceaGermaniciaKahramanmaraşMarashMar‘ashAyn Zarba‘Ayn ZarbaAintab‘AintabA city near the Pyramos river northeast of ʿAyn Zarba and northwest of ʿAintab.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/89

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ʿAyn Zarba — ܥܝܢ ܙܪܒܐ (settlement) Names: ʿAyn ZarbaAnazarbosAnazarbaAnāzarbaAnāzūraAyn Zarba‘Ayn ZarbaA city in Cilicia, a provincial capital of the Roman Empire and for a time the capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/9

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Hakkari (region) Names: HakkariHakkārī"The region in the southeast corner of Turkey dominated by the mountains Cilo Dag (4170 m.) and Sat Dag (3810 m.), and the highlands around them, cut by the gorges of the Great Zab River and its tributaries."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/90

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Ḥama — ܚܡܬ (settlement) Names: ḤamaEpiphaneiaHamahA city on the Orontes river north of Emesa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/91

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Ḥesno d-Kifo — ܚܣܢܐ ܕܟܐܦܐ (settlement) Names: Ḥesno d-KifoHasankeyfḤesn KifoḤiṣn KifaḤesnā d'KīfāḤiṣn KayfA city on the Tigris river between Amida and Gazarta.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/92

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Khuzistan (region) Names: KhuzistanA region east of the southern Tigris and north of the Persian Gulf.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/929

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Ḥaṭra (settlement) Names: ḤaṭraHatraA Parthian city southwest of Nineveh and northeast of Dura-Europos.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/93

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Ḥiṣn Manṣūr — ܚܣܢ ܡܢܨܘܪ (settlement) Names: Ḥiṣn ManṣūrPerrheHiṣn ManṣūrAdıyamanParrinQala RumaytaQal‘a RumaytaA city north of Qalʿa Rumayta and southwest of Melitene.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/94

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Qalʿa Rumayta — ܩܠܥܐ ܪܘܡܝܬܐ (settlement) Names: Qalʿa RumaytaHṙomklayQalʿat al-RumQala RumaytaQal‘a RumaytaQalat al-RumQal‘at al-RumAintab‘AintabA city on the Euphrates west of Edessa and northeast of ʿAintab.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/97

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Iraq — ܥܪܐܩ (region) Names: IraqA region encompassing lower Mesopotamia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/98

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Bashosh (settlement) Names: BashoshShoshBāshōshShōshA village in northern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/980