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Quseir (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 26 06 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 26.1000 decimal degrees |
Long: 034 17 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 34.2830 decimal degrees |
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Note: Town on the site of an ancient Egyptian city on the Red Sea. Located on early caravan routes ca. 200 CE. |
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Quseir (preferred,C,V)
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Al Qusayr (C,V)
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Qosseir (C,V)
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Qosier (C,V)
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Koseir (C,V)
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Leucus Limen (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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Leucos Limen (C,O,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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Thagho (C,V,Ancient Egyptian (transliterated),U)
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Quseir (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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town (C) |
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caravanserai (H) |
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Ancient Egyptian (H) |
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