Khaybar
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: D.F. Graf Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: D.F. Graf Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Apr 16, 2024 12:52 PM
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History
An ancient, fortified oasis settlement in the western Arabian peninsula that has produced archaeological evidence for occupation from prehistoric times to today. It is named "Hibra" in an inscription of Nabonidus, dating to the 6th century BCE, and features as the site of a Mohammedan conquest in the early years of Islam. Recent discoveries nearby of large "desert kites" (putative animal capture structures), neolithic campsites, and megalithic tombs have received significant press and highlight the site's importance at an early date.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/814683
25.7057657, 39.2930559
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: modern خيبر (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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settlement (fortified), settlement, settlement-modern
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 83 E6 Hibra
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Khaybar
D.F. Graf, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Khaybar: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/814683> [accessed: 21 November 2024]
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