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OSM location of El Qsour

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Representative location based on OpenStreetMap

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Feature type:
fort, tower (deprecated), settlement

Geometry and coordinates (long, lat order):
{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 35.9336111, 33.7322222 ] }

Archaeological remains:
Unknown

Association certainty:
Certain

Positional Accuracy Assessment:
Generic OSM Accuracy Assessment

Location type:
representative

Temporal attestations:

Ummayad Period (661-750CE) (confident)

References:

Data Source:

OSM Node 564365717

Initial Provenance:
OpenStreetMap (Node 564365717, version 1, osm:changeset=3118180, 2009-11-15T00:04:48Z)

Details:

Archaeological excavations revealed a fortified city surrounded by walls and flanked by forty towers, a rectangular area (385 x 350 m).

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OSM location of El Qsour