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Daphnae (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 52 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.8667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 032 11 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 32.1833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient fortress town; noted in Biblical stories as place of refuge for the prophet Jeremiah & others after the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon in ca. 585 BC; declined after Naucratis received the monopoly of Greek trade in 6th cen. BCE. |
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| Kawm Dafanah (preferred,C,V)
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| Dafanah, Kawm (C,V)
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| Tall al-Dafana (C,V)
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| Daphnæ (C,V)
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| Daphnae (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Daphnai (H,V)
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............ | Greek name |
| Tahpanhes (H,V)
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............ | Biblical name |
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Daphnae (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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began to decline in 6th cen. BC |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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