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Bi'r ʻAlī (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 14 01 30 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 14.0250 decimal degrees |
Long: 048 20 31 E degrees minutes |
Long: 48.3410 decimal degrees |
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Note: Village that is located on the site of an important ancient trading port, now mostly ruined; on the southern Arabian peninsula. Was on an important trade route from the Mediterranean Sea used by Phoenicians, Greeks, and Arabs. |
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Bi'r ʻAlī (preferred,C,V)
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Bir ʻAlī (C,V)
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Bir Ali (C,V)
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Qânâ' (H,V,S)
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Cana (H,O,English,U,N)
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Cane (H,O)
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Canë (H,O,French,U)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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port (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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predecessor of .... |
Al Mukallā .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Yemen, Hadhramawt) [1084968] |
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