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Maishan - [ Syriac Not Available ]

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A region of southern Iraq south of Kashkar and northwest of Baṣra.

Names

  • Maishan1, 2, 6, 7
  • مَيْسان5
  • Basra3
  • Maishān3
  • Mesene1, 2

Place Type

region

Location

  • Coordinates (preferred):
    • Lat. 30.8093425° Long. 47.562804°4
  • Coordinates (alternate):
    • Lat. 30.7818659000° Long. 47.7011347000°6

Attestation

Attestation of name مَيْسان in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. مَيْسان5 5
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Works Cited

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  • 1 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011), map: Map I D3. Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Sergey Minov, ed., A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013), entry: MaishanMesene