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Banias (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 33 14 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.2333 decimal degrees |
Long: 035 42 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.7000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on a tributary of the Jordan river; originally a center of worship of the god Pan (hence the name Paneas), who was identified with Zeus and associated with the Nymphs; was a noted Roman center by 2nd century BCE. |
Names: |
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Banias (preferred,C,V)
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Bāniyās (C,V)
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Banyas (C,V)
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Paneas (H,V)
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............ | name refers to god Pan |
Neronias (H,V)
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............ | renamed under Agippa II |
Caesarea Philippi (H,V)
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............ | named when refounded by Philip the Tetrarch, son of King Herod the Great |
Caeasarea Philipp (H,V)
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Cæsarea Philippi (H,V)
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Caesarea Paneas Antilibani (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Banias (deserted settlement)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Banias (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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inhabited place (H) |
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established in ancient times |
town (H) |
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