Cattabania (region)

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: frankincense

A region of pre-Islamic, south-western Arabia centered in the Baihan valley. Strabo notes that this region produces frankincense.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/624448622

Locations:

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Names:

Geographic Names:
- Κατταβανία (Cattabania: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)

Cattabania (region) makes connections with:

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Cattabania (region) receives connections from:

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Place type:
region

References:

Evidence:

Str. (Meineke: Perseus) 16.4.4

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Cattabania (region): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/624448622> [accessed: 22 November 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/624448622 |title=Places: 624448622 (Cattabania (region)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=November 22, 2024 6:18 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}