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Umm al-Biyara

a Pleiades place resource

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Sandstone massif just west of Petra occupied in the late Iron Age, possibly with some reoccupation in the Hellenistic period.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/518323237

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
30.3279405, 35.432681

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Umm al-Biyara (1200 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

None

Umm al-Biyara makes connections with:

Umm al-Biyara located near Petra (1200 BC - 30 BC)

Umm al-Biyara receives connections from:

None

Place type:
mountain, settlement

References:

See Further:

Bienkowski 2011

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Zachary Rosalinsky, 'Umm al-Biyara: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/518323237> [accessed: 20 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/518323237 |title=Places: 518323237 (Umm al-Biyara) |author=Rosalinsky, Z. |accessdate=April 20, 2024 1:17 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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