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Jabal al-Bayḍā

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Gabriel Mckee

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Oct 26, 2018 12:50 PM — History

Hill southwest of Mount 'Abd al-'Aziz in Syria. The peak at the southwestern end of the hill is known as Rās et-Tell. Excavations were carried out there by Max von Oppenheim in the early 20th century, uncovering sculptures and graves from the Bronze Age.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/45016676

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.2132804, 39.9982596

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of جبل البيضاء (2950 BC - 2000 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- بيضا (Bayḍā: Modern Standard Arabic)

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Place type:
hill

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Jabal al-Bayḍā: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/45016676> [accessed: 18 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/45016676 |title=Places: 45016676 (Jabal al-Bayḍā) |author=Mckee, G. |accessdate=April 18, 2024 3:40 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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