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Āthār Sabasţīyah (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 32 16 37 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.2771 decimal degrees |
Long: 035 11 45 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.1968 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ruins of the holy city of Samaritans, located in the Samaria mountains and under the jurisdiction of the Israel National Park Authority. Was influenced by culture of Phoenicia; strengthened by Ahab, but idolatry & corruption led to overthrow by Shalmaneser V & Sargon II 724-721 BCE; destroyed by John Hyrcanus 107 BCE; rebuilt as Sebaste by Herod the Great of Judaea. |
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Āthār Sabasţīyah (preferred,C,V)
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Athār Sabastiya (C,V)
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Samaria (C,V,S)
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Sebaste (C,V)
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Samaria-Sebaste (C,V)
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Sabastiyah (C,V)
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Shomron (C,V,Hebrew (transliterated),U)
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Gabinia (C,V)
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שומרון (C,V,Hebrew ,U)
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as-Samira (C,V,Arabic, Algerian,U)
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السامرة (C,V,Arabic,U)
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Σαμάρεια (C,V,Ancient Greek,U)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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founded in 887 BCE by King Omri of Israel |
archaeological site (C) |
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excavations in early 20th cen. uncovered remains of palace of Omri & Ahab, as well as ruins from Roman period |
ruins (C) |
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inhabited place (H) |
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capital (H) |
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of Samaria district |
episcopal see (H) |
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within Roman procuratorial rule |
Ancient Hebrew (H) |
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Kingdom of Israel .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Asia) [7594364] |
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