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Assyria (province) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 11 27 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.1910 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 00 33 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.0093 decimal degrees |
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Note: A province of the Roman Empire created under the emperor Trajan in 116 CE. The province contained Adiabene as well as the entire Tigris-Euphrates basin of northern Mesopotamia. Roman rule and presence in this area fluctuated greatly over the centuries. |
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| Assyria (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Adiabene (C,U,Latin)
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| Asiria (C,U,Spanish)
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| Assiria (C,U,Italian)
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| Assyrien (C,U,German)
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| Assyrie (C,U,French)
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| province (preferred, H) |
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of the Roman Empire, from 116 CE |
| first level subdivision (H) |
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| former administrative division (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| distinguished from .... |
Assyria .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Asia) [7016606] |
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