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Pella has been almost continuously occupied since Neolithic times. [12] During the Hellenistic period, the town formed with other like-minded towns in the region a political and cultural league known as the "Decapolis", [dubious – discuss] an alliance that grew in stature and economic importance to become regionally influential under Roman jurisdiction. [7]
The fourth-century Church Father Eusebius of Caesarea and Epiphanius of Salamis cite a tradition that before the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 the early Christians had been warned to flee to Pella in the region of the Decapolis across the Jordan River. The flight to Pella probably did not include the Ebionites. [1] [2]
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Israel on the world map. Israel lies to the north of the equator around 31°30' north latitude and 34°45' east longitude. [1] It measures 424 km (263 mi) from north to south [dubious – discuss] and, at its widest point 114 km (71 mi), from east to west. [1] At its narrowest point, however, this is reduced to just 15 km (9 mi).
UN maps are, in principle, open source material and you can use them in your work or for making your own map. UN requests however that you delete the UN name, logo and reference number upon any modification to the map. Content of your map will be your responsibility. You can state in your publication, if you wish, something like: based on UN ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Map 1: United Nations -derived boundary map of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories (2007, updated to 2018) The modern borders of Israel exist as the result both of past wars and of diplomatic agreements between the State of Israel and its neighbours, as well as an effect of the agreements ...
Gaza has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 47% under 18 years old. Thousands more Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7 than in conflicts with Israel over the last ...
The first medieval Christian world map of relevance to the cartography of Palestine. [22] This copy from 1060 is thought to be the closest to the original out the 14 surviving manuscripts. [22] no regional name shown: 952: Istakhri map: Istakhri: Drawn in 952 AD, copy from 1298. [23] no regional name shown: 995: Cotton map: unknown: Known as ...