Rukeis

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Gabriel Mckee

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Jul 30, 2021 11:57 PM — History

A fortress or fortified settlement in northern Jordan dated to the Middle Bronze Age.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/845034760

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.3404321581, 36.5705974344

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Rukeis (2000 BC - 1400 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- ركيس (Rukays: Modern Standard Arabic)

Rukeis makes connections with:

None

Rukeis receives connections from:

None

Place type:
fort, settlement (fortified)

References:

See Further:

McLaren 2003

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

Alternate representations:
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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Rukeis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/845034760> [accessed: 02 February 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/845034760 |title=Places: 845034760 (Rukeis) |author=Mckee, G. |accessdate=February 2, 2025 12:29 am |publisher=Pleiades}}