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2. Samaria (ancient city) - Wikipedia

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   Samaria (Hebrew: שֹׁמְרוֹן Šōmrōn; Akkadian: 𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 Samerina; Greek: Σαμάρεια Samareia; Arabic: السامرة as-Sāmira) was the capital city of the Kingdom of Israel between c. 880 BCE and c. 720 BCE. [1] [2] It is the namesake of Samaria, a historical region bounded by Judea to the south and by Galilee to the ...

3. Samaria - Wikipedia

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   The name "Samaria" is derived from the ancient city of Samaria, capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The name Samaria likely began being used for the entire kingdom not long after the town of Samaria had become Israel's capital, but it is first documented after its conquest by the Neo-Assyrian Empire , which incorporated ...

4. Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) - Wikipedia

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   This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Kingdom of Israel" Samaria – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2022) (Learn ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. Districts of Israel - Wikipedia

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   Largest city: Modi'in Illit The name Judea and Samaria for this geographical area is based on terminology from the Hebrew Bible and other sources relating to ancient Israel and Judah / Judea . The territory has been under Israeli control since the 1967 Six-Day War but not annexed by Israel, pending negotiations regarding its status.

8. Category:Archaeological sites in Samaria - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Samaria" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Samaria (ancient city) Shiloh (biblical city ...

9. Category:Samaria - Wikipedia

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   Samaria is the geographic name for the mountainous highlands in the Levant,south of the Galilee, located between the Jordan Valley to the east and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. For the present day district of Israel, see Category: Judea and Samaria Area .