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Machærus (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 34 02 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.5670 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 37 27 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.6240 decimal degrees |
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Note: Site of fortified village originally built by the Hasmonean king, Alexander Jannaeus ca. 90 BCE; destroyed by Pompey in 57 BCE; rebuilt by Herod the Great; in the Bible, location where John the Baptist was beheaded. |
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| Machærus (preferred,C,V,S)
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| Machaerus (C,V)
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| Μαχαιροῦς (C,V,Greek,U)
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| Makhaira (C,V)
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| Qalatu l-Mishnāqá (C,V)
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| ِقلة المشناقى (C,V,Arabic,U)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Machærus (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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ancient village |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| hillfort (H) |
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