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Jericho

Jericho (Tel es-Sultan): ancient settlement in the valley of the Jordan river.Jericho Jericho, Skull from Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Ancient settlement near a well;…

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem: capital of Judah or Judaea, sacred city of Judaism.Location Jerusalem in c. 70 CE "David's City": between Kidron valley with Gihon…

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Kalhu (Nimrud)

Kalhu or, Biblical, Kalah (Hebrew כלח): capital of ancient Assyria, modern Nimrud.History The ziggurat of Nimrud This city, called Kalhu by the Assyrians…

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Kaneš (Kültepe)

Kaneš or Neša: central town in the Middle Bronze trade network of Anatolia, with several palaces and an Assyrian trading post (modern Kültepe, twenty kilometers northeast of modern Kayseri).Early History …

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Karchemish

Karchemish: ancient city on the east bank of the river Euphrates, capital of a Neohittite kingdom.Country The Euphrates at Birecek, north…

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Kaunos

Kaunos (Carian Kbid, Greek Καῦνος, Latin Caunus): port in Caria at the mouth of the river Kalbis, modern Dalyan. Kaunos, rock…

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Kition

Kition (Greek Κίτιον, Latin Citium): important port and city-state in southern Cyprus (modern Larnaca).Bronze Age Mycenaean "phi" figurine Exavations in the northern…

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