Index of Places
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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
Adiabene (region)
Names: AdiabeneḤadyabErbilḤazzā"Classical Adiabene, Syriac Ḥadyāb, refers to the region between the Upper and Lower Zab rivers, from the Tigris in the west to Mt. Ṣalāḥ al-dīn (= Mt. Pirmum) in the east."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/993
Afghanistan
— ܐܦܓܐܢܣܬܐܢ
(region)
Names: AfghanistanΑfghanistanA region of Central Asia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1523
Alexandria — ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
(region)
Names: AlexandriaThe region around the city of AlexandriaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2734
ʿAmadiyya (region)
Names: ʿAmadiyyaʿAmādīyāAmadiyya‘AmadiyyaAmādīyā‘AmādīyāURI: http://syriaca.org/place/703
Amida — ܐܡܕܝܐ
(region)
Names: AmidaThe region around the city of AmidaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2737
Anatolia
— ܐܢܐܛܘܠ
(region)
Names: AnatoliaAsia MinorThe peninsula constituting the westernmost portion of Asia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/504
Ancient Near East (region)
Names: Ancient Near EastThe region comprising the Fertile Crescent, Egypt, and Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/575
al-Andalus (region)
Names: al-AndalusA region in the Iberian peninsulaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2923
Antioch
— ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
(region)
Names: AntiochThe region around the city of Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/995
ʿArab (region)
Names: ʿArab"The plain of Mesopotamia and Osrhoene"URI: http://syriaca.org/place/3057
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
Arzanene (region)
Names: ArzaneneA region west and a bit south of Lake Van.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/673
Babylonia (region)
Names: BabyloniaA region of Mesopotamia around the ancient city of Babylon.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/578
al-Baḥrayn (region)
Names: al-BaḥraynA cluster of many towns and villages in the eastern part of Arabian PeninsulaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2941
Balabitene — ܒܝܠܐܒܝܛܝܢܐܣ
(region)
Names: BalabiteneA region in northern MesopotamiaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2748
Bashkale (region)
Names: BashkaleA mountainous region southeast of Lake Van.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/30
Berwari (region)
Names: BerwariBerwarBarwarBerwārīBeṯ TannūrāJulmarA region in the Hakkari mountains.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/254
Beth Qaṭraye (region)
Names: Beth QaṭrayeBet Qatraye"The region known in Syriac as Beth Qaṭraye includes not only the peninsula of Qaṭar, but also its hinterland Yamāma, and the entire coast of northeast Arabia as far as the peninsula of Musandam, in present-day Oman, along with the islands."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/37
Beth Sheriye
— ܒܝܬ ܫܐܪ̈ܝܐ
(region)
Names: Beth Sheriyeal-BsheriyyehBsheriyyehBushayriyyaBshīrURI: http://syriaca.org/place/302
ܿBeth Urtaye — ܒܝܬ ܐܘܪ̈ܛܝܐ
(region)
Names: ܿBeth UrtayeUrtayeAnziteneHanzitA region north of MesopotamiaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2758
Beth ʿArbaye (region)
Names: Beth ʿArbayeBeṯ ʿArabāyeSinjārBeth ArbayeBeth ‘ArbayeBeṯ ArabāyeBeṯ ‘ArabāyeURI: http://syriaca.org/place/710
Beth ʿAroʿe (region)
Names: Beth ʿAroʿeBeṯ ʿĀrōʿeBeth AroeBeth ‘Aro‘eBeṯ ĀrōeBeṯ ‘Ārō‘eURI: http://syriaca.org/place/1961
Byzantium — ܒܘܙܢܛܝܐ
(region)
Names: ByzantiumThe region around the city of ConstantinopleURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2759
Cappadocia — ܩܦܘܕܩܝܐ
(region)
Names: CappadociaA region in eastern AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2763
Central Asia (region)
Names: Central AsiaA large region stretching from the Caspian Sea to Mongolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/585
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
Cilicia
— ܩܝܠܝܩܝܐ
(region)
Names: CiliciaAn Anatolian coastal region north of Antioch.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/55
Coromandel (region)
Names: CoromandelA coastal region in southern India.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/713
al-Daylam (region)
Names: al-DaylamDailamA region in northern IranURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2958
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
Diyār Rabīʿa
— ܓܙܪܬܐ ܥܠܝܬܐ
(region)
Names: Diyār RabīʿaUpper JaziraDiyār RabiʿaDiyār RabīaDiyār Rabī‘aDiyār RabiaDiyār Rabi‘aURI: http://syriaca.org/place/321
East — ܡܕܢܚܐ
(region)
Names: EastEastThe eastern parts of the Roman EmpireURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2604
Edessa — ܐܘܪܗܝ
(region)
Names: EdessaThe region around the city of EdessaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2775
Ethiopia (region)
Names: EthiopiaA region on the Nile near the Horn of AfricaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2931
Europe
— ܐܘܪܝܦܝ
(region)
Names: EuropeA continent west of Asia and north of Africa.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/591
Fars (region)
Names: FarsFārs"A region in southwestern Iran, often identified as the heartland of the Iranian people."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/84
Galatia — ܓܠܛܝܐ
(region)
Names: GalatiaGalatiaA region in central AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2669
Ghūṭa
— ܥܒܐ
(region)
Names: GhūṭaGhūtaThe fertile farmland surrounding Damascus.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/517
Gumathene — ܓܘܡܬܐ
(region)
Names: GumatheneGumthaA region in northern MesopotamiaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2783
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
Ḥawrān
— ܚܘܪܢ
(region)
Names: ḤawrānHawranA region south of Damascus and east of the Sea of Galilee.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/214
Ḥezzo and the Gordlaye (region)
Names: Ḥezzo and the GordlayeḤezzō and the GordlāyeURI: http://syriaca.org/place/754
al-Ḥijāz (region)
Names: al-ḤijāzḤijāzA region in western Arabia, containing Mecca and MedinaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2921
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
Iberia — ܝܒܗܪܝܐ
(region)
Names: IberiaIberiaA region in the southern CaucasusURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2674
Illyricum — ܐܠܘܪܝܩܘܢ
(region)
Names: IllyricumA region on the eastern side of the Greek peninsulaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2797
India
— ܗܢܕܘ
(region)
Names: IndiaA sub-continent in southern Asia, the home of an important and ancient branch of Syriac Christianity.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/500
Ingilene — ܐܓܝ̈ܠ
(region)
Names: IngileneThe region around the city of IngilaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2798
Inner Karhe — ܩܪ̈ܚܐ ܓܘ̈ܝܐ
(region)
Names: Inner KarheA region east of the Euphrates near MeliteneURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2805
Iraq
— ܥܪܐܩ
(region)
Names: IraqA region encompassing lower Mesopotamia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/98
Isauria — ܐܝܣܘܪܝܐ
(region)
Names: IsauriaA region in southern AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2799
Jordan Valley (region)
Names: Jordan ValleyThe valley which contains the Jordan River.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/600
Kalkh
— ܟܠܟ
(region)
Names: KalkhA region whose evangelization was described by Ephrem.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1450
Khazar Steppe (region)
Names: Khazar SteppeThe steppe north of the Black Sea and the Caucasus mountainsURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2963
Khurasan
— ܟܘܪܐܣܐܢ
(region)
Names: KhurasanKhorasanKhorasānA region east and somewhat south of the Caspian Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/603
Khuzistan (region)
Names: KhuzistanA region east of the southern Tigris and north of the Persian Gulf.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/929
Kirghizia (region)
Names: KirghiziaA mountainous region of Central Asia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/604
Kurdistan (region)
Names: KurdistanA region centered on the mountains of what is today northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/606
Lebanon
— ܠܒܢܢ
(region)
Names: LebanonA mountainous region in the central Levantine coast of the Mediterranean Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/487
Lycaonia
— ܠܘܩܐܢܝܐ
(region)
Names: LycaoniaA region of Asia Minor.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1532
Mabbug — ܡܒܘܓ
(region)
Names: MabbugThe region surrounding the city of MabbugURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2812
Macedonia
— ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ
(region)
Names: MacedoniaA region in southeastern Europe on the northwestern shores of the Aegean Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/512
al-Maghrib (region)
Names: al-Maghrib"The West," a region from Morocco to western LibyaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2965
Maishan (region)
Names: MaishanMeseneMaishānBasraA region of southern Iraq south of Kashkar and northwest of Baṣra.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/123
Malabar
— ܡܝܠܝܒܪ
(region)
Names: MalabarA coastal region in southern India.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/461
Marj al-Qalʿa (region)
Names: Marj al-QalʿaA region between Ḥulwān and HamadānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2980
Melitene
— ܡܝܠܝܛܝܢܝ
(region)
Names: MeliteneThe region around the city of Melitene in eastern AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2818
Mendis — ܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܢܕܝܣ
(region)
Names: MendisA desert region near the village of Mendis.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/2821
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
Mihrijānqadhaq (region)
Names: MihrijānqadhaqA region around al-Ṣaymara in western IranURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2974
Muʿaṭṭasha desert
— ܡܕܒܪܐ ܨܗܘܐ
(region)
Names: Muʿaṭṭasha desertMuaṭṭasha desertMu‘aṭṭasha desertMaarrat al-NumānMa‘arrat al-Nu‘mānA desert area between Maʿarrat al-Nuʿmān and Aleppo.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/498
North Africa (region)
Names: North AfricaThe region north of the Sahara desert.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1178
Nubia
— ܢܘܒܗ
(region)
Names: NubiaNubaA region of northeastern Africa, south of Egypt.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/630
Pamphylia
— ܦܡܦܝܠܝܐ
(region)
Names: PamphyliaA region of Asia Minor.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/1531
Perrhe —
(region)
Names: PerrheThe region around the city of PerrheURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2831
Persia
— ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܦܪܣ
(region)
Names: PersiaIranA large plateau region stretching from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/526
Phrygia Pacatiana — ܦܪܘܓܥܐ ܦܩܛܝܢܐ
(region)
Names: Phrygia PacatianaPhrygia PacatianaA region in southwestern AnatoliaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2705
Pisidia
— ܒܝܣܝܕܝܗ
(region)
Names: PisidiaA region of southwestern Anatolia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/525
Pontos (region)
Names: PontosPontusA region south of the Black Sea.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/633
Qūmis (region)
Names: QūmisA region between al-Ray and Naysābūr, around al-DāmaghānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2994
Samosata —
(region)
Names: SamosataThe region around the city of SamosataURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2839
al-Sawād
— ܠܚܩܐ
(region)
Names: al-Sawādsouthern IraqA fertile region in southern Iraq.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/691
Shabakhtān
— ܫܒܟܬܐܢ
(region)
Names: ShabakhtānShabakhtanA medieval region east of Edessa and north of Harran, mentioned in Arabic chronicles from the Crusader period.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/689
Shahrazūr (region)
Names: ShahrazūrA wide district in western Iran between Erbil and HamadānURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2985
Sophene
— ܐܬܪܐ ܕܨܘܦܢܝ̈ܐ
(region)
Names: SopheneSufniyyin provinceA region north of Maypherqaṭ.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/493
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
Tella — ܬܠܐ
(region)
Names: TellaThe region around the city of TellaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2848
Tergawar (region)
Names: TergawarTergāwārPilgāwārṬārōnA region west of Lake Urmia.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/250
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
The Enaton
— ܐܢܛܘܢ
(region)
Names: The Enaton"A monastic district southwest. of Alexandria (Egypt) on the coastal road to Cyrene (Libya) which flourished esp. in the 5th to 7th cent."URI: http://syriaca.org/place/473
Thrace — ܬܪܩܝܐ
(region)
Names: ThraceThe region to the south and east of the Balkan MountainsURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2854
Tibet (region)
Names: TibetA mountainous region between India, China, and Central AsiaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2962
Tibet (region)
Names: TibetA mountainous region northeast of India and west of China.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/646
Tigris Valley (region)
Names: Tigris ValleyThe valley of the Tigris river.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/786
Ṭiyari (region)
Names: ṬiyariTyareA region in the Hakkari mountains.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/252
Tkhuma (region)
Names: TkhumaTḥūmāA region in the Hakkari mountains.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/251
Travancore
— ܬܪܐܘܢܟܘܪ
(region)
Names: TravancoreA region in southern India.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/506
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
al-Yamāma (region)
Names: al-YamāmaYamāmaA region in eastern ArabiaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2920
Yemen
— ܝܡܢ
(region)
Names: YemenYamanA region in the extreme south of the Arabian peninsula.URI: http://syriaca.org/place/508
al-Zanj (region)
Names: al-ZanjA region in sub-Saharan East AfricaURI: http://syriaca.org/place/2926