Baka

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown

Contributors: R. Talbert, Gabriel Mckee, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott

Last modified Jan 29, 2026 04:39 PM — History

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 69 B4 Baka

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/678046

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.977138457, 35.3325176046

Locations:

Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of البقيعة (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Baka (30 BC - AD 640)

Baka makes connections with:

None

Baka receives connections from:

Peqi'in Cave located west of Baka (6200 BC - 3750 BC)

Place type:
labeled feature, settlement

References:

See Further:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 69 B4 Baka

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Peqi'in/el Buqei'a ISR

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Suggested citation:
E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown, R. Talbert, Gabriel Mckee, Sean Gillies, and Tom Elliott, 'Baka: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/678046> [accessed: 08 February 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/678046 |title=Places: 678046 (Baka) |author=Meyers, E., J. Brown |accessdate=February 8, 2026 3:57 am |publisher=Pleiades}}