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Al Lādhiqīyah (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 31 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.5167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 47 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.7833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Flourished as a port & one of Syria's chief cities 3rd-2nd cen. BC; twice destroyed by earthquakes; taken by Arabs 638; became important & wealthy city during Crusades 1103; taken by Saladin 1188; declined, but revived in 17th cen. |
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| Al Lādhiqīyah (preferred,C,V)
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| El Ladhiqiya (C,V)
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| Lattaqia (C,V)
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| Ladhiqiyah (C,V)
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| Latakia (C,O)
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| Lattaquié (C,O)
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| Laodicea ad Mare (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Laodicea Syriae (H,V)
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| Laodikeia (H,V)
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| Laodicea (H,O)
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| Ramitha (H,O)
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............ | known to Phoenicians |
| Leuke Akte (H,O)
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............ | known to Greeks |
| Laodicea Syria (H,O)
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| Lattaquiya (H,O)
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| La Liche (H,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since 750 BC |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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