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Dhāt Kāhl

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Gabriel Mckee

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott

Last modified Jul 28, 2024 10:06 AM — History

tags: UWHS

Large town in the Arabian Peninsula inhabited from the 4th century BCE-5th century CE. The town was the capital of the Kindah Kingdom.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/45016677

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
19.7818993413, 45.1481332677

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Qaryat al-Faw (residential area) (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Dhat Kahl (Old South Arabian, 30 BC - AD 640)
- قرية الفاو (Qaryat al-Faw: Modern Standard Arabic)

Dhāt Kāhl makes connections with:

None

Dhāt Kāhl receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement

References:

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Related:

Wikidata Qaryat al-Faw (Q2829327)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

In July 2024, UNESCO inscribed "the cultural landscape of Al-Faw archaeological area" as a World Heritage site.a

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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Dhāt Kāhl: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/45016677> [accessed: 21 November 2024]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/45016677 |title=Places: 45016677 (Dhāt Kāhl) |author=Mckee, G. |accessdate=November 21, 2024 11:37 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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