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  2. Samaria - Wikipedia

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    Map of Samaria by J.G. Bartholomew in 1894 book by George Adam Smith. According to the Hebrew Bible, the Hebrew name "Shomron" (Hebrew: שֹׁומְרוֹן) is derived from the individual (or clan) Shemer (Hebrew: שֶׁמֶר), from whom King Omri (ruled 880s–870s BCE) purchased the hill on which he built his new capital city of Shomron.

  3. Samaria (ancient city) - Wikipedia

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    Samaria was situated north-west of Shechem, located close to a major road heading to the Sharon Plain on the coast and on another leading northward through the Jezreel Valley to Phoenicia. This location may be related to Omri's foreign policy. Strategically perched atop a steep hill, the city had a clear and good view of the nearby countryside ...

  4. Cherokee County, Alabama - Wikipedia

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    Cherokee County, Alabama is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census , the population was 24,971. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Centre . [ 2 ]

  5. Tirzah (Tell el-Farah North) - Wikipedia

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    The size of the archaeological site is 180 dunams (44 acres) and is located in the hills of Samaria, northeast of Nablus, in what is currently known as the West Bank.The archaeological site is called Tell el-Far'ah (North) in order to distinguish it from Tell el-Far'ah (South), an archaeological site south of Gaza.

  6. Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) - Wikipedia

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    Ruins of the royal palace of the Omiride dynasty in the city of Samaria, which was the capital of Israel from 880 BCE to 720 BCE.. According to Israel Finkelstein, Shoshenq I's campaign in the second half of the 10th century BCE collapsed the early polity of Gibeon in central highlands, and made possible the beginning of the Northern Kingdom, with its capital at Shechem, [10] [11] around 931 BCE.

  7. Sebastia, Nablus - Wikipedia

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    The city bearing the ancient Hebrew name of Shomron later gave its name to the central region of the Land of Israel, surrounding the city of Shechem (modern-day Nablus). [15] In Greek, Shomron became known as Samaria. According to first-century historian Josephus, Herod the Great renamed the city Sebastia in honor of the Roman emperor Augustus ...

  8. Samerina - Wikipedia

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    The Neo-Assyrian province of Samerina was established in the 720s by Shalmaneser V following his conquest of Samaria, also known as the Kingdom of Israel or northern kingdom, which culminated in the capture of its capital city, which was also known as Samaria. [1] The siege of the city of Samaria has been tentatively dated to 725 or 724 BC, and ...

  9. Ariel (Israeli settlement) - Wikipedia

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    From 1978 to 1988, Ariel continued to develop, and established itself as the urban center for the nearby Israeli settlements. In 1980, the prefabricated homes were replaced with permanent housing. The College of Judea and Samaria, which would later become the Ariel University Center of Samaria, and eventually Ariel University, was founded in ...