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Samaria

Samaria (/səˈmæriə, -ˈmɛəriə/), the Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Shomron (Hebrew: שֹׁמְרוֹן), is used as a historical and biblical name for the central region of the Land of Israel. It is bordered by Judea to the south, Galilee to the north, the Jordan River to the east, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The region is known in Arabic under two…

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Highest elevation
1,016 m (3,333 ft) (Tall Asur (Ba'al Hazor))
Part of
Israel · West Bank, Palestine

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Samaria

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Edges227
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related to Israelite tribes and kingdoms · 30
Samaria → According, After, Archaeologists, Assyrian, Assyrians, BC, Canaanites, Ephraim, Hebrew, Hebrew Bible, Initially, Iron Age, Iron Age II, Israel, Israelites, Joseph, King Omri, King Solomon, Kingdom, Manasseh Hill
related to Samaritans · 30
Samaria → Abrahamic, Assyrian, Babylonian, Based, BCE, Bible's New Testament, Good Samaritan, Hasmonean, Hebrew, Israelite, Israelites, Jews, John Hyrcanus, Josephus, Judaism, Judea, Kings, Mount Gerizim, Parable, Religiously
related to Byzantine period · 27
Samaria → Based, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, CE, Christian, Christianity, Christians, Following, In, Jenin, Jewish, Jews, Kfar Othenai, Magen, Manasseh Hill, Nablus, Nablus-Qalqiliya, Neapolis, Roman, Samaria's
related to Israeli administration · 27
Samaria → Areas, Gaza District, In, Israel, Israel Central Bureau, It, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jordan, Jordan Treaty, Nablus, November, Oslo, Palestinian Authority, Peace, PLO, Qalqilya, Ramallah, Salfit, Six-Day War
related to Hellenistic period · 24
Samaria → Around, BCE, Demetrius II, During, Ephraim, Hasmonean Judea, Hellenistic, Hellenistic Samaria, Hellenizing, High Priest, However, Jewish Hasmonean, John Hyrcanus, Jonathan Apphus, Judea, Lod, Maccabean, Mount Gerizim, Only, Ramathaim
related to Roman period · 23
Samaria → According, After, An, Arabia, Bar Kokhba, BCE, Byzantine, CE, First Jewish-Roman War, Great, Hasmonean, In, Iudaea, Jewish, Jewish-inhabited, Jews, King Herod, Klein, Phoenicia, Roman
related to Roman-period definition · 22
Samaria → Acrabbim, Aina, Antipatris, Anuath, Bani Zeid, Beth Laban, Beth Rima, Borceos, Charles William Wilson, During, Gharbi, Gharbia, Jordan Valley, Josephus, Judea, Judean, Khirbet Berkit, Lubban, Roman-Jewish, Sartaba
related to Ancient city of Samaria/Sebaste · 18
Samaria → Archaeological, Baptist, BC, Byzantine, Canaanite, Great, Hellenistic, Herod, Herodian, Israelite, John, Remains, Roman, Roman-era Sebaste, Samaria-Sebaste, Sebastia, The, West Bank
related to Assyrian period · 18
Samaria → Assyrian, At, BC, Following, Guzana, In, Iran, Jewish, Medes, Neo-Assyrian Empire, Samerina, Sargon II, Shalmaneser, Shalmaneser V's, Shalmaneser's, Ten Lost Tribes, The, This
related to Early Muslim, Crusader, Mamluk and Ottoman periods · 18
Samaria → Abbasid, Benjamin, By, Evidence, Following, Islamic, Islamization, Jewish, Levant, Middle Ages, Muslim, Muslims, Palestine, Samaritan, Samaritans, Syria, Tudela, Tulunid

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judea west israel region northern samaritans bank roman jordan area hebrew kingdom part city capital name palestine nablus samaritan population

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SamariaHighest elevation1,016 m (3,333 ft) (Tall Asur (Ba'al Hazor))1.00infobox
SamariaPart ofIsrael1.00infobox
SamariaPart ofWest Bank, Palestine1.00infobox
Samariarelated to Ancient city of Samaria/SebasteThe0.60section
Samariarelated to Ancient city of Samaria/SebasteSamaria-Sebaste0.60section
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Samariarelated to Ancient city of Samaria/SebasteSebastia0.60section
Samariarelated to Ancient city of Samaria/SebasteRemains0.60section
Samariarelated to Ancient city of Samaria/SebasteCanaanite0.60section
Samariarelated to Ancient city of Samaria/SebasteIsraelite0.60section
Samariarelated to Ancient city of Samaria/SebasteHellenistic0.60section

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