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ID: 7026139
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7026139

 

Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Tall Nimrīn (deserted settlement)  Tall Nimrīn (deserted settlement)

Coordinates:
Lat: 31 54 12 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 31.9030  decimal degrees
Long: 035 37 47 E  degrees minutes   Long: 35.6290  decimal degrees

Note: In Jordan Valley 12 km north of Dead Sea; mound stands 12.75 m high on the S bank of the Wadi Nimrin; Biblical city of Beth-nimrah, fortified city built by the Gad tribe; mentioned by Eusebius and Jerome in the 4th century; excavations have uncovered Bronze and Iron Age remains, and a 6th-cen. Byzantine church and several mosaics; site is threatened by military use and economic development; paleoenvironmental research also conducted here.

Names:
Tall Nimrīn (preferred,C,V)
Tell Nimrīn (C,V)
Tell esh-Shouneh ej-Junubiyyeh (C,V)
Tell South Shouneh (C,O)
Tell South Shuna (C,O)
Beth-Nimrah (H,O)
Bethnamaris (H,O)  ............ recorded by 4th-cen. Byzantine writers

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Al Urdun (nation)  ........  Al Urdun (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Al Balqā’ (governorate)  ............  Al Balqā’ (governorate) (P)
Hierarchy of Tall Nimrīn (deserted settlement)  ................  Tall Nimrīn (deserted settlement) (P)

Place Types:
archaeological site (C)
deserted settlement (preferred, C)
ancient site (C)
city (H)
fortified settlement (H)

Sources and Contributors:
Bethnamaris..........  [VP]
.......................  Virtual Nimrin (2001)
Beth-Nimrah..........  [VP]
.......................  Virtual Nimrin (2001)
Tall Nimrīn..........  [VP]
.......................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 12 May 2014
Tell esh-Shouneh ej-Junubiyyeh..........  [VP]
.....................................................  Virtual Nimrin (2001)
Tell Nimrīn..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003)
.......................  Virtual Nimrin (2001)
Tell South Shouneh..........  [VP]
...................................  Virtual Nimrin (2001)
Tell South Shuna..........  [VP]
.............................  Virtual Nimrin (2001)
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 12 May 2014
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003)
..................  Virtual Nimrin (2001)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Getty Vocabulary Program rules

 

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