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Samaria (general region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 10 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Mountainous, central region of ancient Palestine, generally coextensive with the biblical Kingdom of Israel. Was a division of the province of Judaea under Augustus from 6 CE. |
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| Samaria (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Shomron (C,V)
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| As-Sāmirah (C,V,Arabic,U,N)
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| שֹׁמְרוֹן (C,V,Hebrew ,U)
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| جبال ناب (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| السامرة, (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| שומרון (C,U,Hebrew )
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Samaria (general region) (P) |
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Kingdom of Israel .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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