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Abila
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Abila, also spelled Abyla, may refer to: Places * Abila in the Decapolis, ancient city in the Levant * Abila Lysaniou, capital of ancient Abilene, northwest of present-day Damascus, Syria * Abila (Peraea), archaeological site in Jordan * ''Abila'', Latin name of Ávila, Spain * Abyla, Roman colony in the province of Mauretania Tingitana * Mount Abila, mountain in Ceuta, autonomous city of Spain, in Africa Other * ''Abila'' (grasshopper), a genus of grasshoppers See also * Abela, a surname * Abilene (biblical) Abilene ( grc, Ἀβιληνή) or simply Abila ( grc, Ἄβιλα) was a plain, a district in Coele-Syria, of which the chief town was Abila Lysaniou (Ἄβιλα Λυσανίου). The limits of this region are nowhere exactly defined, but it seem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abila (Decapolis)
Abila, distinguished as Abila in the Decapolis ( grc-gre, Ἄβιλα Δεκαπόλεως, ''Abila Dekapoleos''), and also known for a time as Seleucia ( grc-gre, Σελεύκεια, ''Seleúkeia''), and Raphana, was a city in the Decapolis; the site, now referred to as ( ar, قويلبة; also Quwaylibah, Qualibah), occupies two tells, Tell al-Abila and Khirbet Tell Umm al-Amad. The site was submitted to the list of tentative World Heritage sites under criteria I, III and IV on June 18, 2001, by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Etymology The name "Abila" is derived from the Semitic word Abel (in Hebrew, "meadow" and in Arabic, "green growth"). The largest site is located amidst verdant agricultural fields near the modern spring. Roman temples, Byzantine churches and early mosques lie amidst olive groves and wheat fields. The name of the south hill, Umm al-Amad, means "Mother of the Columns", where large columns can be found. Geology The natural stone of the Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abila Lysaniou
Abila Lysaniou or Abila Lysaniae or Abila ( grc, Ἄβιλα ἐπικαλουμένη Λυσανίου or Ἄβιλα) was an ancient city, on the Abana River and capital of ancient Abilene, Coele-Syria. The site is currently that of the village of Souq Wadi Barada (called ''Abil-es-Suk'' by early Arab geographers), circa northwest of Damascus, Syria. It has also been identified as the village of Abil just south of Homs in central Syria. The city's surname is derived from Lysanias, a governor of the region. The site contains ruins of a temple, aqueducts, and other remains, and inscriptions, on the banks of the river. Though the names Abel and Abila differ in derivation and in meaning, their similarity has given rise to the tradition that this was the place of Abel's burial. The city is mentioned in the New Testament (Luke 3:1). According to Josephus, Abilene was a separate Iturean kingdom until AD 37, when it was granted by Caligula to Agrippa I; in 52 Claudius granted it t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abila (Peraea)
Abila ( ar, ابيلا) was an ancient city east of the Jordan River in the Plains of Moab, later Peraea, near Livias, about twelve km northeast of the north shore of the Dead Sea. The site is identified with modern Khirbet el-Kafrayn, Jordan and identified on the Madaba Map as an unnamed icon.Glueck (1943), pp. 7–26 (see 15, 21). There is a widely supported theory that in the Hebrew Bible, it is referred to as Abel-Shittim, as well as in the shorter forms Shittim and Ha-Shittim.Thomson (1886)Glueck (1951), p. 378.Glueck (1943), p. 15.Miller & Tucker (1974)Harrison (1983)MacDonald (2000) Biblical Abel-Shittim Abel-Shittim, Hebrew meaning "Meadow of the Acacias", is found only in the Book of Numbers (); but Ha-Shittim (Hebrew meaning "The Acacias"), evidently the same place, is mentioned in Numbers, Joshua, and Micah (, , ). It was the forty-second and last encampment of the Israelites, associated with infamous Baal-peor incident with the Midianites (). It was also the fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abila (grasshopper)
''Abila'' is a genus of lubber grasshoppers in the family Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known bec .... There are at least four described species in ''Abila''. They occur in South America. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Abila'': * '' Abila bolivari'' Giglio-Tos, 1900 * '' Abila christianeae'' Carbonell, 2002 * '' Abila descampsi'' Carbonell, 2002 * '' Abila latipes'' Stål, 1878 References Further reading * * * * Romaleidae Orthoptera of South America Taxa named by Carl Stål {{romaleidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Abyla
Monte Hacho is a low mountain that overlooks the Spanish city of Ceuta, on the north coast of Africa. Monte Hacho is positioned on the Mediterranean coast at the Strait of Gibraltar opposite Gibraltar, and along with the Rock of Gibraltar is claimed by some to be one of the Pillars of Hercules (the other candidate for the southern pillar being Jebel Musa). According to the legend, Hercules pushed apart the two mountains and created a link between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. Abila or abyla, Collier's_New_Encyclopedia_(1921) In classical civilization it was possibly known as Mons Abila (Mount Abila or Abyla), although this title could refer to Jebel Musa instead. Monte Hacho is located on the Península de Almina and topped by a fort, the Fortaleza de Hacho, which was first built by the Byzantines, before being added to by the Arabs, Portuguese and Spanish. It is now occupied by the Spanish army. Monte Hacho also has a convent, Ermita de San Antonio, and Monumento del Llan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ávila
Ávila (, , ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila. It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m above sea level, the city is the highest provincial capital in Spain. Distinctly known by its medieval walls, Ávila is sometimes called the ''Town of Stones and Saints'', and it claims that it is one of the towns with the highest number of Romanesque and Gothic churches per capita in Spain. It has complete and prominent medieval town walls, built in the Romanesque style; writer José Martínez Ruiz, in his book ''El alma castellana'' ("The Castilian Soul"), described it as "perhaps the most 16th-century town in Spain". The town is also known as ''Ávila de los Caballeros'', ''Ávila del Rey'' and ''Ávila de los Leales'' ("Ávila of the knights", "Ávila of the king", "Ávila of the loyal ones"), each of these epithets being present in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abyla
Abyla was the pre-Roman name of Ad Septem Fratres (actual Ceuta of Spain). Ad Septem Fratres, usually shortened to ''Septem'' or ''Septa'', was a Roman colony in the province of Mauretania Tingitana and a Byzantine outpost in the exarchate of Africa. Its ruins are located within present-day Ceuta, an autonomous Spanish city in northwest Africa. Names The name Abyla is said to have been a Punic name ("Lofty Mountain" or "Mountain of God") for Jebel Musa, the southern Pillar of Hercules. It appears in Greek variously as ''Abýla'' (), ''Abýlē'' (), ''Ablýx'' (), and ''Abílē Stḗlē'' (, "Pillar of Abyla") and in Latin as Mount Abyla (') or the Pillar of Abyla ('). The settlement below Jebel Musa was later renamed for the seven hills around the site, collectively referred to as the "Seven Brothers" ( grc-gre, Ἑπτάδελφοι, ''Heptádelphoi''; la, Septem Fratres). In particular, the Roman stronghold at the site took the name "Fort at the Seven Brothers" ('). This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abela
Abela is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony Abela (1954–2006), Maltese sociologist * Carmelo Abela (born 1972), Maltese Labour MP * Deborah Abela (born 1966), Australian children's writer * Eduardo Abela (1889–1965), Cuban painter * George Abela (born 1948), President of Malta from 2009 to 2014 * Georgina Abela (born 1959), Maltese singer and musician * Giovanni Francesco Abela (1582–1655), Maltese of noble birth, author of ''Malta illustrata'' * Lucas Abela, Australian noise musician * Margaret Abela (born 1949), former First Lady of Malta * Marisa Abela (born 1996), English actress * Marlon Abela, Lebanese-born British restaurateur * Robert Abela Robert Abela (born 7 December 1977) is a Maltese lawyer and politician who has served as prime minister of Malta and leader of Labour Party since 2020. The son of former President George Abela, he was elected to Parliament in 2017. Abela was ... (born 1977), Prime Minister of Malta * Toni A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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