Dara — ܕܪܐ
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Dara; ܕܪܐ; ܕܳܪܳܐ; دارا
A Roman city between Mardin and Nisibis.
ܡܕܝܺܢܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܒܰܦܫܦܘܽܠܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܒܶܝܬ ܢܨܺܝܒܝܺܢ ܠܡܰܪܕܺܝܢ ܐܶܬܝܰܬܒܰܬ ܫܢܰܬ 506 ܘܩܰܘܝܰܬ ܟܘܪܣܝܳܐ ܐܶܦܝܣܩܘܦܳܝܐ ܠܣܘܪ̈ܝܳܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܶܨܥܝ̈ܬܗ ܕܕܳܪܳܐ ܕܝ̄ܒ ܘܝܰܘܡܳܢ ܩܪܺܝܬܳܐ ܗܝ ܙܥܘܽܪܬܐ.
بلدة في لحف جبل بين نصيبين وماردين مُصّرت عام 506م وظلت كرسيا اسقفيا للسريان حتى اواسط المئة الثانية عشرة وهي اليوم قرية حقيرة
a town situated at the foot of the mountain between Nisibin and Mardin. Built in 506, it remained a seat of Syrian bishops until the middle of the twelfth century. Today it is an insignificant village.
location: 37.17899 40.95491
event: 1224/1228
Attestation of name دارا in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī.
state: 0505–1125
identifier: http://syriaca.org/place/67
identifier: http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874444
identifier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara_(Mesopotamia)
identifier: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Dara_(Mesopotamia)
identifier: http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=D&sK=Dara&sT=keywords
The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 104, 168, 178, 251, 267, 419, 432 Map I B1, II B1, III
ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 540
كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 507
The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 553
The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Dara
Muʿjam al-buldān Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī II:477