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ID: 8698246
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/8698246
Record Type:
administrative
Magan (historical region)
Note:
Known for copper, Magan was a region covering parts of present-day Oman and the United Arab Emirates. One of its principal towns was Tell Amaq, whose fort is the largest Bronze Age building in the Arabian peninsula.
Names:
Magan
(
preferred
,
C
,
V
)
Makkan
(
C
,
V
)
Maka
(
C
,
V
)
Makash
(
C
,
V
)
Hierarchical Position:
World
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Asia
(continent) (
P
)
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Arabian Peninsula
(general region) (
P
)
............
Magan
(historical region) (
P
)
Place Types:
historical region (
preferred
,
C
)
Sources and Contributors:
Magan..........
[
VP Preferred
]
..............
Potts, Ancient Magan (2000)
56
Maka..........
[
VP
]
...........
Potts, Ancient Magan (2000)
56
Makash..........
[
VP
]
.................
Potts, Ancient Magan (2000)
56
Makkan..........
[
VP
]
.................
Potts, Ancient Magan (2000)
56
Subject:
.....
[
VP
]
..................
Potts, Ancient Magan (2000)
13
Note:
English
..........
[
VP
]
..........
Potts, Ancient Magan (2000)
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