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Qeẕiʻot (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 30 53 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.8833 decimal degrees |
Long: 034 28 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 34.4667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Town in W central Negev desert, on border with Egypt; situated on road from Beersheba to Sinai, Nessana was visited by early travelers; most remains are from the Byzantine period; taken by Egypt 1948; gateway through which Israeli army penetrated Sinai. |
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Qeẕiʻot (preferred,C,V)
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Ketsiy'ot (C,V)
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Auja el-Hafir (C,V)
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Auja-Hafir (C,V)
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Nessana (H,V)
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Nişana (H,V)
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Nizzana (H,V)
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Nitsana (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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HaDarom (national district) (P) |
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Qeẕiʻot (inhabited place) (P) |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since ancient times |
town (C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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remains of ancient town explored during 2nd half of 19th cen.; site partly excavated in 1936 |
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