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c. 555: Procopius, Of the Buildings of Justinian: [181] "In Palestine there is a city named Neapolis, above which rises a high mountain, called Garizin. This mountain the Samaritans originally held; and they had been wont to go up to the summit of the mountain to pray on all occasions, not because they had ever built any temple there, but ...
The following is a list of songs about cities. It is not exhaustive. Cities are a major topic for popular songs. [1] [2] Music journalist Nick Coleman said that apart from love, "pop is better on cities than anything else." [1] Popular music often treats cities positively, though sometimes they are portrayed as places of danger and temptation.
Palestine (/ ˈ p æ l ɪ s t iː n / PAL-ist-een) is a city in and the seat of Anderson County in the U.S. state of Texas. [5] It was named after Palestine, Illinois, by preacher Daniel Parker, who had migrated from that town. [6]
There are many cities in the US named Florence, but this is the only one named after the Italian city. All the others were named after people. [10] Genoa: Genoa, New York [10] Genoa, Nebraska: Genoa, Nevada: Genoa, Wisconsin: Imola: Imola, California [5] La Verna: Alverno, Wisconsin [23] Lido di Venezia: Lido Beach, New York [57] Lodi: Lodi ...
Ephesus (Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos) was a Greek city on the west coast of Anatolia. Paul of Tarsus lived there for several years, and also wrote an Epistle to the Ephesians . One of the Seven churches of Asia to whom the first part of the Book of Revelation is addressed ( Revelation 2:1–7 ).
Seattle City Council member Nick Licata presents Page with a formal proclamation honoring the 40th anniversary of the Council's legalization of street music, in which Page played a key role. He is known for his political songs and for his activism in support of buskers .
The name of the first single is "Risale min Zinzane - A Letter from the Cell", they featured in the song Trio Joubran and Bachar Marcell Khalifa. [ citation needed ] During the writing process of the song, DAM met with the Addameer organization a few times to collect information, personal stories, and letters so they can create three fictional ...
The modern city was founded during the 16th century by the Hadadeens, an Arab Christian clan descended from Ghassanids. In 1517, the city was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire, and in 1920, it became part of British Mandatory Palestine after it was captured by the United Kingdom during World War I. [8]