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Tall Nimrīn (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 54 12 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.9030 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 37 47 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.6290 decimal degrees |
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Note: In Jordan Valley 12 km north of Dead Sea; mound stands 12.75 m high on the S bank of the Wadi Nimrin; Biblical city of Beth-nimrah, fortified city built by the Gad tribe; mentioned by Eusebius and Jerome in the 4th century; excavations have uncovered Bronze and Iron Age remains, and a 6th-cen. Byzantine church and several mosaics; site is threatened by military use and economic development; paleoenvironmental research also conducted here. |
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| Tall Nimrīn (preferred,C,V)
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| Tell Nimrīn (C,V)
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| Tell esh-Shouneh ej-Junubiyyeh (C,V)
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| Tell South Shouneh (C,O)
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| Tell South Shuna (C,O)
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| Beth-Nimrah (H,O)
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| Bethnamaris (H,O)
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............ | recorded by 4th-cen. Byzantine writers |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| ancient site (C) |
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| city (H) |
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| fortified settlement (H) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Tell esh-Shouneh ej-Junubiyyeh.......... |
[VP] |
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Virtual Nimrin (2001) |
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