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El ʻUbeidīya (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 32 41 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.6833 decimal degrees |
Long: 035 34 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.5667 decimal degrees |
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Note: 2 mi S of Yam Kinneret; lacustrine formations dating from about 400,000 to 500,000 yrs ago have revealed prehistoric tools & 2 human fragments which are among the oldest in the Middle East; evidence may date to 700,000 or more yrs ago. |
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El ʻUbeidīya (preferred,C,V)
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ʻUbeidīya (C,O)
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I'badiya (C,O)
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Al ʻUbeidiya (C,O)
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ʻAbidiyah (C,O)
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ʻAbbidiyai Abyad (C,O)
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ʻUbeidiya (C,O)
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El-ʻUbeidiya (C,O)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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HaẔafon (national district) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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ruined settlement (C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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prehistoric site (C) |
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