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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
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Adana
— ܐܛܢܗ
(settlement)
Names: AdanaA city on the Seyhan River in south-eastern Anatolia, near the Mediterranean coast.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/15
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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
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Akhlat
— ܟܠܐܛ
(settlement)
Names: AkhlatKhilatKhalāṭḤalāṭAḥlāṭA town on the northwestern coast of Lake Van in eastern Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/17
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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
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Alexandria
— ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: AlexandriaA city in Egypt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/572
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ʿAmadiyya (settlement)
Names: ʿAmadiyyaʿAmādīyāAmadiyya‘AmadiyyaAmādīyā‘AmādīyāA town in the mountains of northern Iraq, east of the Tigris.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/20
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Amida
— ܐܡܝܕ
(settlement)
Names: AmidaAmidDiyarbakırOmidDiyarbakirĀmidDiyārbakr"City in upper Mesopotamia."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/8
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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
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Anab
— ܐܢܒ
(settlement)
Names: AnabBanebA village northwest of Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1515
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Anasartha (settlement)
Names: AnasarthaA Roman village southeast of Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/574
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Ancyra
— ܐܢܩܘܪܐ
(settlement)
Names: AncyraAnkyraAnkaraA city of central Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/494
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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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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
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Antaradus
— ܐܢܛܐܪܐܕܘܣ
(settlement)
Names: AntaradusAntaracusA port city in Syria, modern Ṭarṭūs.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1471
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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
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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
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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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ʿArabān
— ܥܪܒܐܢ
(settlement)
Names: ʿArabānʿArbānArabān‘ArabānArbān‘ArbānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/430
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Arak
— ܐܪܟ
(settlement)
Names: ArakA village on the desert road between Palmyra and Sukhna.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/515
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Arbela
— ܐܪܒܝܠ
(settlement)
Names: ArbelaErbilArbil"Capital of modern Kurdistan, in eastern Iraq."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/13
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Ardashir Khurrah (settlement)
Names: Ardashir KhurrahA city of Fars.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/671
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Arethusa (settlement)
Names: ArethusaA Hellenistic city near Apamea, now called al-Rastan.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/27
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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
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Arsamosata
— ܐܪܫܡܝܫܛ
(settlement)
Names: ArsamosataSamosataKabiyaKa‘biyaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/286
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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
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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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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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Babylonia (region)
Names: BabyloniaA region of Mesopotamia around the ancient city of Babylon.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/578
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Baghdad
— ܒܓܕܕ
(settlement)
Names: BaghdadBabylon"City on the Tigris, approximately 35 km. north of Seleucia-Ctesiphon."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/41
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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
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Balikh
— ܢܗܪ ܒܐܠܚ
(river)
Names: BalikhBalikh riverA tributary of the Euphrates that enters it at al-Raqqa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/43
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Bālū
— ܒܐܠܘ
(settlement)
Names: BālūBalūMamūrat al-AzīzMa‘mūrat al-‘AzīzA town east of Maʿmūrat al-ʿAzīz.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/520
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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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Bashosh (settlement)
Names: BashoshShoshBāshōshShōshA village in northern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/980
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Baṣra (settlement)
Names: BaṣraPrat d-MayshanBasrahBasraA city in southern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/44
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Baṭnan
— ܒܛܢܢ
(settlement)
Names: BaṭnanBaṭnānBatnanA town of Serugh.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/45
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Baʿalbak (settlement)
Names: BaʿalbakBaalbekHeliopolisBaalbakBa‘albakA city in Lebanon.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/577
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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
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Beth ʿArbin (monastery)
Names: Beth ʿArbinBeṯ ʿArbīnDair Bā ʿArbāBeth ArbinBeth ‘ArbinBeṯ ArbīnBeṯ ‘ArbīnDair Bā ArbāDair Bā ‘ArbāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2425
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Birtha
— ܒܝܪܗܓܝܟ
(settlement)
Names: BirthaBirecikBiricikA village on the Euphrates north of Mabbug and south of Samosata.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/50
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Black Sea
— ܝܡܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ
(open-water)
Names: Black SeaA large sea north of Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/503
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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
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Byblos (settlement)
Names: ByblosJubailJbeilGibletA port city between Beirut and Tripolis.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/52
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Caesarea (settlement)
Names: CaesareaA port city in Palaestina north of Gaza.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/53
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Caesarea
— ܩܣܪܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: CaesareaKayseriA city in Cappadocia, modern Kayseri.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/60
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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
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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
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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
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Circesium
— ܩܪܩܝܣܝܘܢ
(settlement)
Names: CircesiumQarqisunQarqisyyaAbu SarayBusayraA city at the confluence of the Euphrates and the Khabur rivers.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/62
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Claudia
— ܩܠܘܕܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: ClaudiaQlaudiaA city southeast of Melitene.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/63
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Constantinople
— ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ
(settlement)
Names: ConstantinopleThe capital of the Byzantine Empire.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/586
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Crac des Chevaliers (fortification)
Names: Crac des ChevaliersA Crusader fortress west of Ḥimṣ.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/272
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Ctesiphon
— ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ
(settlement)
Names: Ctesiphon"Located on the Tigris, south of modern Baghdad."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/58
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Cyrrhus
— ܩܘܪܘܣ
(settlement)
Names: CyrrhusAn ancient and medieval city 70 km north of Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/65
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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
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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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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
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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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Dayr al-Rūm (quarter)
Names: Dayr al-RūmDeir al-RumA quarter of Baghdad.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/587
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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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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
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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
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Diyār Rabīʿa
— ܓܙܪܬܐ ܥܠܝܬܐ
(region)
Names: Diyār RabīʿaUpper JaziraDiyār RabiʿaDiyār RabīaDiyār Rabī‘aDiyār RabiaDiyār Rabi‘aURI: http://syriaca.org/place/321
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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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Erzurum
— ܐܪܙܪܘܡ
(settlement)
Names: ErzurumA city in northeastern Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/484
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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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Europe
— ܐܘܪܝܦܝ
(region)
Names: EuropeA continent west of Asia and north of Africa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/591
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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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Gaza
— ܥܙܐ
(settlement)
Names: GazaGazzaA city near the coast of the southeastern Mediterranean Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/87
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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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Ghūṭa
— ܥܒܐ
(region)
Names: GhūṭaGhūtaThe fertile farmland surrounding Damascus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/517
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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
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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
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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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Hanzīṭ
— ܗܢܙܝܛ
(settlement)
Names: HanzīṭAnazeteA town about which Ephrem composed memre.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1451
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Ḥārim
— ܚܐܪܡ
(mountain)
Names: ḤārimA mountain range in northwestern Syria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/552
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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
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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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al-Hattākh
— ܗܬܐܟ
(settlement)
Names: al-HattākhHattākhAntakhḤattāḥURI: http://syriaca.org/place/467
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Ḥawrān
— ܚܘܪܢ
(region)
Names: ḤawrānHawranA region south of Damascus and east of the Sea of Galilee.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/214
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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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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
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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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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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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
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Ingila
— ܐܓܠ
(settlement)
Names: IngilaAgelA town on the Tigris northwest of Amida.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/102
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Iraq
— ܥܪܐܩ
(region)
Names: IraqA region encompassing lower Mesopotamia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/98
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Iskenderun (settlement)
Names: IskenderunAlexandrettaA coastal city north of Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/663
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Jericho (settlement)
Names: JerichoA town near the Jordan river east of Jerusalem.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/105
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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
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Jordan Valley (region)
Names: Jordan ValleyThe valley which contains the Jordan River.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/600
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Jūsiya
— ܓܘܣܝܗ
(settlement)
Names: JūsiyaJosyaA village near Emesa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/323
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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
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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
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Kashkar (settlement)
Names: KashkarAn ancient town in southern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/111
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Kaysum
— ܟܝܫܘܡ
(settlement)
Names: KaysumKesounKesumQala RumaytaQal‘a RumaytaA town north of Qalʿa Rumayta and west of Samosata.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/112
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Kfar Nabu
— ܟܦܪ ܢܒܘ
(settlement)
Names: Kfar NabuKafr NabuA village near Serugh.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1511
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Kfartuto
— ܟܦܪܬܘܬ
(settlement)
Names: KfartutoKafrtūtReshaynaResh‘aynaA town of southwest of Mardin and northeast of Reshʿayna.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/113
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Khabur
— ܚܒܘܪ
(river)
Names: KhaburKhabur RiverA tributary of the Euphrates that enters it at Circesium.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/114
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Kharput
— ܚܣܢ ܙܝܐܕ
(settlement)
Names: KharputḤiṣn ZiyādA town northeast of Melitene.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/330
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Khazir (river)
Names: KhazirKhāzirA tributary of the Greater Zab which flows east of Karamlish.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/258
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Khurasan
— ܟܘܪܐܣܐܢ
(region)
Names: KhurasanKhorasanKhorasānA region east and somewhat south of the Caspian Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/603
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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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Klilishoʿ (monastery)
Names: KlilishoʿKlīlīshōʿKlilishoKlilisho‘KlīlīshōKlīlīshō‘URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2432
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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
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Lake Van
— ܝܡܬܐ ܕܘܐܢ
(open-water)
Names: Lake VanA lake in the mountains to the north of Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/117
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Laodicea
— ܠܕܝܩܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: LaodiceaA port city on the Syrian coast, west of Apamea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/118
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Larissa (settlement)
Names: LarissaA town on the Orontes northwest of Ḥama.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/119
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Lebanon
— ܠܒܢܢ
(region)
Names: LebanonA mountainous region in the central Levantine coast of the Mediterranean Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/487
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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
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Mabbug
— ܡܒܘܓ
(settlement)
Names: MabbugHierapolisManbijMembijMabugMambegA city between Aleppo and the Euphrates river.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/122
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Macedonia
— ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ
(region)
Names: MacedoniaA region in southeastern Europe on the northwestern shores of the Aegean Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/512
159
al-Madāʾin (settlement)
Names: al-MadāʾinMadainMahozaal-Madainal-Madāʾinal-MadāʾinA group of settlements including Ctesiphon, Seleucia, and Kokhe.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1535
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Magdal (settlement)
Names: MagdalMajdalA frontier town on the Khabur River.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/125
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Maishan (region)
Names: MaishanMeseneMaishānBasraA region of southern Iraq south of Kashkar and northwest of Baṣra.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/123
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Māksīn
— ܡܐܟܣܝܢ
(settlement)
Names: MāksīnMacineA town of the Khābūrā district.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/501
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Manazgirt
— ܡܢܐܙܟܪܕ
(settlement)
Names: ManazgirtManzikertManazgirdMalazgirtURI: http://syriaca.org/place/462
165
Mar Aḥa (monastery)
Names: Mar Aḥamonastery of Mar AhhaMār Aḥḥā the EgyptianZarnūqāA monastery west of Gazarta.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/126
166
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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Mar Mikhaʾil (monastery)
Names: Mar MikhaʾilMār Mīkhā'īlMar MikhaʾilMar MikhaʾilURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2472
169
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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Mar Yawnan (monastery)
Names: Mar YawnanMonastery of Jonahmonastery of Mar YonanMār YōnānA monastery near Mosul.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/127
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Mar Zakkay
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܙܟܝ
(monastery)
Names: Mar ZakkayZakka Monasterymonastery of Mar ZakkayTell Bi'aA monastery near Kallinikos.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/356
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Mar Zena (monastery)
Names: Mar ZenaMār ZenāDair al-Gayyāra (‘the tar monastery’)URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2507
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Maragha
— ܡܪܐܓܗ
(settlement)
Names: MaraghaMarāghāA city south of Tabriz.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/129
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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
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Mariamme (settlement)
Names: MariammeA town northwest of Emesa and southwest of Ḥama.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/132
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Marqab (fortification)
Names: MarqabA fortress overlooking the Mediterranean coastal road near Baniyas.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/273
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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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Maypherqaṭ
— ܡܝܦܪܩܛ
(settlement)
Names: MaypherqaṭMartyropolisSilvanMiyapharqinMaipherqatMayperqatMaiperqāṭA city north of the Tigris and east of Amida.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/134
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Maʿalta (settlement)
Names: MaʿaltaMaʿalṯāMaaltaMa‘altaMaalṯāMa‘alṯāA village of Beth Nuhadra.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1402
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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
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Maʿlula (settlement)
Names: MaʿlulaMaalulaMalulaMalulaMa‘lulaA village northeast of Damascus and southwest of Qara.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/279
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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
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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
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Melitene
— ܡܝܠܝܛܝܢܝ
(region)
Names: MeliteneThe region around the city of Melitene in eastern AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2818
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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
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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
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Mopsuestia
— ܡܗܦܣܘܣܛܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: MopsuestiaMaṣṣīṣaA town of Cilicia II southwest of Anazarbos on the Pyramos river.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/138
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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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Mor Shlemun
— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ
(monastery)
Names: Mor ShlemunSolomon MonasteryURI: http://syriaca.org/place/361
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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
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Mount Sinai
— ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ
(mountain)
Names: Mount SinaiA mountain in the Sinai Peninsula.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/563
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Mount Sinjar
— ܛܘܪܐ ܕܫܝܓܪ
(mountain)
Names: Mount SinjarSinjar mountainA mountainous ridge in northwestern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/524
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Mt. Qāsiyūn
— ܛܘܪܐ ܕܩܐܣܝܘܢ
(mountain)
Names: Mt. QāsiyūnQasyun MountainA mountain north of Damascus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/518
199
Mygdonius (river)
Names: MygdoniusÇağçağA tributary of the Khabur river which flows past Nisibis.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/140
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Nabk
— ܢܒܟ
(settlement)
Names: Nabkal-NabakA town northeast of Damascus and southwest of al-Qaryatayn.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/143
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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
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al-Najaf
— ܢܓܦ
(settlement)
Names: al-NajafA city on the Euphrates south of Baghdad.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/495
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Nicaea
— ܢܝܩܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: NicaeaNiceaA city in northwestern Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/621
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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
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Nisibis
— ܢܨܝܒܝܢ
(settlement)
Names: NisibisNṣibinNusaybinṢobaNisibinṢōbā"City in Mesopotamia and important center of early Syriac Christianity."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/142
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Nizip
— ܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܝܐ
(settlement)
Names: NizipByzantine NisibinAintab‘AintabA town west of the Euphrates between ʿAintab and Birtha.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/511
209
North Africa (region)
Names: North AfricaThe region north of the Sahara desert.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1178
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Nubia
— ܢܘܒܗ
(region)
Names: NubiaNubaA region of northeastern Africa, south of Egypt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/630
211
Nuhayr al-Khawsir
— ܢܗܪܘܣܐ ܕܟܘܣܪ
(river)
Names: Nuhayr al-KhawsirKhuser CreekA tributary of the Tigris in northern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/485
212
Orontes (river)
Names: OrontesʿĀṣīĀṣī‘ĀṣīA river of Syria which runs from southwest of Emesa north to Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/147
213
Palmyra (settlement)
Names: PalmyraA town between Emesa and Dura-Europos.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/153
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Penek (settlement)
Names: PenekA town on the Tigris northwest of Gazarta.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/253
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Persia
— ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܦܪܣ
(region)
Names: PersiaIranA large plateau region stretching from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/526
217
Persian Gulf (open-water)
Names: Persian GulfPersian gulfThe sea that separates the Arabian peninsula from Iran.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/156
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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
219
Philippopolis (settlement)
Names: PhilippopolisA town east of Tiberias in the Roman province of Arabia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/158
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Pishon (river)
Names: PishonOne of the biblical rivers coming out of Eden in Genesis 2URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1181
221
Pontos (region)
Names: PontosPontusA region south of the Black Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/633
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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
223
Qalamun (mountain)
Names: QalamunJebel QalamunA mountain in Lebanon.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/597
224
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
225
Qalʿat Najm (fortification)
Names: Qalʿat NajmQalat NaymQalat NajmQal‘at NajmA medieval fortress on the Euphrates near Mabbug.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/634
226
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
227
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
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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
229
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
230
al-Qaryatayn
— ܩܪܝܬܝܢ
(settlement)
Names: al-QaryataynA town northeast of Damascus and southeast of Ḥimṣ.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/212
231
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
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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
233
Qenneshrin (settlement)
Names: QenneshrinChalcisQinneshrinA city southwest of Aleppo and east of Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/162
234
Quṭurbul
— ܩܛܪܒܠ
(settlement)
Names: QuṭurbulQaṭrabilQuṭrubulA village near Amid.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/426
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Rafaniyya
— ܪܦܢܝܗ
(settlement)
Names: RafaniyyaRaphinaA city of western Syria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/496
237
Ram Hormizd (settlement)
Names: Ram HormizdA city east of Hormizd Ardashir and north of the Persian Gulf.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/169
238
Raʿban
— ܪܥܒܐܢ
(settlement)
Names: RaʿbanRabanRaʿbānRabanRa‘banRabānRa‘bānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/405
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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
240
Rhodes
— ܪܘܕܘܣ
(island)
Names: RhodesAn island off the south-western coast of Asia Minor.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1534
241
Rhosos (settlement)
Names: RhososA town northwest of Antioch on the Bay of Iskenderun.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/173
242
Rome
— ܪܘܡܝ
(settlement)
Names: RomeThe capital city of Italy and formerly the capital of the Roman Empire.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/641
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Salamiyya
— ܣܠܡܝܗ̇
(settlement)
Names: SalamiyyaSalamyaA village in Syria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/411
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Samosata
— ܫܡܝܫܛ
(settlement)
Names: SamosataA town on the Euphrates northwest of Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/178
251
Sanīr
— ܣܢܝܪ
(mountain)
Names: SanīrSinnirA mountain in southwestern Syria.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/497
252
Sarephta (settlement)
Names: SarephtaA coastal town between Sidon and Tyros.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/179
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Ṣarrīn (settlement)
Names: ṢarrīnSerrinSirrinA village in modern Syria near the Euphrates.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/655
255
Ṣawro
— ܨܘܪܐ
(settlement)
Names: ṢawroṢawrṬur AbdinṬur ‘AbdinA village in Ṭur ʿAbdin.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/4
256
Ṣaydnāyā (settlement)
Names: ṢaydnāyāA village north of Damascus and southwest of Maʿlula.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/280
257
Scythopolis (settlement)
Names: ScythopolisA city near the Jordan river east of Caesarea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/180
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Seleucia Pieria (settlement)
Names: Seleucia PieriaA port city west of Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/183
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Sergiopolis (settlement)
Names: SergiopolisReṣafaRusafaA town southwest of Kallinikos.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/165
261
Serugh
— ܣܪܘܓ
(settlement)
Names: SerughSarujSarugAn ancient city where Jacob of Serugh was bishop.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/48
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Shaqlāwa (settlement)
Names: ShaqlāwaShanqlabadShaqlāwāShanqlābādA town near Arbela.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/259
264
Shenna (settlement)
Names: ShennaShennā d'Beṯ RammanA city in northern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/869
265
Shīḥā
— ܫܝܚܐ
(settlement)
Names: ShīḥāShiḥaA village near Cyrrhus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1503
266
Shushtar (settlement)
Names: ShushtarShushterinTustarSusterShūshterA city in Khuzistan.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/186
267
Sidon (settlement)
Names: SidonA coastal city between Beirut and Tyros.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/187
268
Siirt
— ܣܥܪܬ
(settlement)
Names: SiirtSeertSʿertSeʿertSertS‘ertSeertSe‘ert"A city in eastern Turkey, southwest of Lake Van."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/188
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Sinjar
— ܫܝܓܪ
(settlement)
Names: SinjarShiggarSingaraSingarSinjārA town west of Mosul and east of Mount Sinjar.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/184
272
Širwān
— ܫܝܪܘܢ
(settlement)
Names: ŠirwānSherwanA village northeast of Siirt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/505
273
Sis
— ܣܝܣ
(settlement)
Names: SisSīsA city in Cilicia which was the capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/190
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Sivas
— ܣܝܘܐܣ
(settlement)
Names: SivasA city in central Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1504
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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
277
Sukhna
— ܣܟܢܗ
(settlement)
Names: SukhnaA town on the desert road between Palmyra and Dayr al-Zor.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/514
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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
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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
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Talʿafar
— ܬܠ ܥܦܪ
(fortification)
Names: TalʿafarTalafarTal‘afarA castle between Sinjar and Mosul.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1489
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Tarsos
— ܛܪܣܘܣ
(settlement)
Names: TarsosTarsusA city in Cilicia I west of Adana.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/196
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Tel Maḥre
— ܬܠ ܡܚܪܝ
(settlement)
Names: Tel MaḥreTell MaḥreTell al-ManakhirURI: http://syriaca.org/place/314
291
Tell Tuneinir (settlement)
Names: Tell TuneinirA village southeast of al-Ḥasake.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/645
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Tell Zqipa (settlement)
Names: Tell ZqipaTel IsqōfTel ZqīpāTesqōpāA large village in the plain of Mosul.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1517
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Tella
— ܬܠܐ
(settlement)
Names: TellaConstantinaTell MawzaltMawzanWayran ShahrViransehirA town east of Edessa and west of Mardin.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/200
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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
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Tibet (region)
Names: TibetA mountainous region northeast of India and west of China.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/646
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Tigris
— ܕܩܠܬ
(river)
Names: TigrisThe eastern major river of Mesopotamia, flowing from SE Turkey to the Persian Gulf.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/202
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Tokat
— ܬܘܩܐܬ
(settlement)
Names: TokatA city of north-central Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/510
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Tripolis
— ܛܪܝܦܘܠܝܣ
(settlement)
Names: TripolisTripoliA coastal city north of Beirut.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/203
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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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Tyros (settlement)
Names: TyrosTyreAn important port city of the eastern Mediterranean Sea west of Damascus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/195
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Urima
— ܐܘܪܝܡ
(settlement)
Names: UrimaOrimA town on the Euphrates west of Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/205
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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
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al-Wāsiṭ
— ܘܐܣܛ
(settlement)
Names: al-WāsiṭWasitA city of southern Iraq on the west bank of the Tigris.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/509
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Yabrud (settlement)
Names: YabrudIabroudaA town on the road between Damascus and Emesa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/101
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Yemen
— ܝܡܢ
(region)
Names: YemenYamanA region in the extreme south of the Arabian peninsula.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/508