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Banias (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 14 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.2333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 42 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.7000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on a tributary of the Jordan river; originally a center of worship of the god Pan (hence the name Paneas), who was identified with Zeus and associated with the Nymphs; was a noted Roman center by 2nd century BCE. |
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| Banias (preferred,C,V)
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| Bāniyās (C,V)
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| Banyas (C,V)
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| Paneas (H,V)
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............ | name refers to god Pan |
| Neronias (H,V)
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............ | renamed under Agippa II |
| Caesarea Philippi (H,V)
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............ | named when refounded by Philip the Tetrarch, son of King Herod the Great |
| Caeasarea Philipp (H,V)
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| Cæsarea Philippi (H,V)
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| Caesarea Paneas Antilibani (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Golan (annex) (P) |
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Banias (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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established in ancient times |
| town (H) |
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