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al-Jazirah (region)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Gabriel Mckee

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Jan 18, 2023 03:58 PM — History

The northern portion of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is known today as Upper Mesopotamia. The area, extending from the mountains of eastern Anatolia in the north to the Tharthar Depression (northwest of Baghdad) in the south, is an alluvial plain that formed an important crossroads region in the ancient and medieval periods. Major settlements of the region in the early Islamic period include Ar-Raqqah and Edessa.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/199032881

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.9311319167, 39.6452179167

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- الجزيرة (Al-Jazīrah: Modern Standard Arabic, AD 632 - Present)
- ܓܙܪܬܐ (Gāzarta: Syriac, AD 300 - AD 640)

al-Jazirah (region) makes connections with:

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al-Jazirah (region) receives connections from:

Ad Tygrem/Amida part of (regional) al-Jazirah (region) (AD 632 - Present)
Nicephorium/Callinicum/Leontopolis part of (regional) al-Jazirah (region) (AD 632 - Present)

Place type:
region

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, and Jeffrey Becker, 'al-Jazirah (region): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/199032881> [accessed: 20 April 2024]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/199032881 |title=Places: 199032881 (al-Jazirah (region)) |author=Mckee, G. |accessdate=April 20, 2024 12:07 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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