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Abu Ghosh (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.8000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 06 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.1000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Named for an elder of the Ghosh family, who settled in the area in the 16th century. Most of the Muslim residents of the village today are descendants of the Abu Ghosh clan who were sent to the Holy Land by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. It is noted as one of the most ancient inhabited sites in Israel; includes three Neolithic settlement phases, the middle phase dated to the 7th millennium BCE. The old Arabic name Qaryat al'Inab has caused some scholars to associate Abu Ghosh with the biblical site of Kiryat Ye'arim. It has also been associated with Anathoth, the birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah. Also contains ruins of a Roman fort for the Tenth Legion of the Roman army. |
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| Abū Ghaush (preferred,C,V)
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| Abu Ghosh (C,V,English-P,U)
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| Abu Gosh (C,V,English,U)
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| Abu Gosh (French,U)
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| Abu-Ghawsh (C,V)
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| Abū Ghōsh (C,V)
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| Qaryat al'Inab (C,V)
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| Kuryet el' Enab (C,V)
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Anathoth .......... (lost settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Israel, Jerusalem) [7059233] |
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Qiryat Ye'arim .......... (lost settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Israel, Jerusalem) [7059235] |
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