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Araq El-Emir (inhabited place) |
Note: Located west of Amman; now partially inhabited; site of many ruins identified with fortress of Tyrus, capital of the land of the Tobiads, built in 2nd century BCE; many occupation levels are represented including Chalcolithic period, Early Bronze Age, and Iron Age. |
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| Araq El-Emir (preferred,C,V)
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| Tyrus (H,V)
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............ | based on inscriptions at a tomb here, it is believed that Tyrus possibly was on this site |
| Tyros (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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on the site of an ancient settlement |
| village (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| Chalcolithic (Copper Age) (H) |
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| Early Bronze Age (H) |
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| Iron Age (H) |
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