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* City of Aaron, Alma's planned destination after rejection in Ammonihah * Ablom, Refuge for Omer and his Family * Plains of Agosh, Jaredite battle area * Aiath (), Also known as

Ai (Bible) The Ai ( he, הָעַי, translit=hāʿAy, lit=the heap (of ruins); Douay–Rheims: Hai) was a Canaanite city. According to the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible, it was conquered by the Israelites on their second attempt. The ruins of the cit ...

(possibly Et-Tell) * Wilderness of Akish, Jaredite Refuge and Battle Area *

Valley of Alma According to Book of Mormon, The Book of Mormon, a group of refugees from the land of Lehi-Nephi paused in this valley long enough to pitch their tents (probably one night). They gave to the valley the name of their leader, Alma the Elder, Alma, a ...

, Rest stop for Alma and his Followers * City of

Ammonihah Ammonihah () is a city mentioned in the Book of Mormon that is governed by a class of lawyers and judges who lead an aristocratic and materialistic social order. When the Book of Mormon prophet Alma visits Ammonihah as part of a ministerial tour ...

, Wicked Nephite City, 'Desolation of Nehors' * Hill Amnihu, Site of the Initial Amlicite Strike * Land of

Amulon According to the Book of Mormon, Amulon ()churcho ...

, Settled by Amulon and priests, between Zarahemla and Nephi * Anathoth, Levite city near old Jerusalem *

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, Retreat for Mormon's Army * Ani-Anti, Lamanite village visited by Nephite Missionaries *

Land of Antionum In the Book of Mormon, the Zoramites () were one of three major Nephite sects, existing during the administration of Alma the Younger as the High Priest over the Church of God (). Zoram, the leader of this group, is first mentioned in as being th ...

, Home of the Zoramites, visited by Nephite Missionaries *

Antiparah According to the Book of Mormon, Antiparah ()churc ...

, City captured by the Lamanites and Regained by Helaman and Antipus *

Mount Antipas Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

, Gathering place for Lehonti and the peaceful Lamanites * Land of Antum (), Northern Land visited by Mormon and Ammoron * Arpad, City in Northwest Syria, currently called

Tel Rifaat Tell Rifaat ( ar, تل رفعت, Tall Rifʿat, also spelled Tel Rifaat, Tel Rif'at or Tal Rifaat) (Kurdish: Arfêd/ ئارفێد) is a city in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located roughly north of Aleppo, the town is the admin ...

* Assyria, Hostile Country in western Asia

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* Babylon, Capital of Babylonia, in southwest Asia * Bashan, Country east of the Jordan river * Bethabara, Place on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptizing * Boaz, Nephite retreat and battle ground * City of Bountiful, Major Nephite city in the northeastern quadrant * Land of Bountiful¹, Area in southern Arabia, near sea * Land of Bountiful², Nephite territory north of Zarahemla

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* Calno (), Possibly town near Babylon * Carchemish, Middle Eastern Land * Chaldea, Hellenistic designation for a part of Babylonia * City by the Sea, Nephite city on the west coast *

Hill Comnor A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not a ...

, Hill near Valley of Shur * Land and Valley of Corihor, Military Campground of the Army of Shiz * City of Cumeni, Nephite city fought for by Helaman * Hill

Cumorah Cumorah (; also known as Mormon Hill,A. P. Kesler"Mormon Hill" ''Young Woman's Journal'', 9:73 (February 1898)."Thomas Cook History, 1930", in Dan Vogel ed. (2000). ''Early Mormon Documents'', vol. 3 (Salt Lake City: Signature Books ) pp. 243– ...

, Meeting place for battle, record depository

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* Damascus, Capitol of Syria * Land of David, Nephite land on the West Coast * City of Desolation, Northern Nephite City * Land of Desolation, North of the land Bountiful

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* Garden of Eden, Original Home of Adam and Eve * Edom, Arid region in southwest Israel * Egypt, Land of Israel's captivity * Elam, One of the oldest recorded civilizations * Hill Ephraim, Hill in the Northern Region

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* Land of First Inheritance, Near the Lehites' original landing point

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* City of Gad (), City destroyed at the crucifixion * City of Gadiandi (), City destroyed at the crucifixion * City of Gadiomnah (), City destroyed at the crucifixion * Gallim (), Probably in Benjamin, to the north of Jerusalem. * Geba, Levitical city of Benjamin * Gebim (), Small place north of Jerusalem * City of Gid, City invaded by Lamanites and used as a prison camp to detain Nephites * City of Gideon, Suburb of Zarahemla, location of battle, preaching, and other events * Land and Valley of Gideon, East of river Sidon * City of Gilgal, City destroyed at the crucifixion * Valley of Gilgal, Jaredite battle region * City of Gimgimno (), City destroyed at the crucifixion * Gomorrah, Wicked City of the Old World

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Hagoth According to the Book of Mormon, Hagoth () was a Nephite ship builder who lived in or around 55 BCE. At least two of the ships he built were lost. The occupants of one ship were presumed drowned. Hagoth and his shipbuilding accomplishments are brief ...

, Hagoth's Shipbuilding Site *

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, Syrian city * Land of Helam, Land inhabited by people of Alma1 * Hermounts (), Wilderness on west and north * Plains of Heshlon (), Battleground of Coriantum and Shared * Land of Heth (), Land in the Northern Region * Horeb, Mountains on the Sinai Peninsula

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* Irreantum, (), Probably an arm of Indian Ocean off southeastern Arabia * Land of Ishmael, Portion of land of Nephi * Israel, The Promised Land of Moses' People

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* City of Jacob, City destroyed at the crucifixion * Jacobugath (), City of followers of Jacob * City and Land of Jashon, Nephite retreat near Ammoron's record burial site * Land of Jershon, Land on east by sea, south of land Bountiful * Jerusalem¹, Chief city of Jews and surrounding area * Jerusalem², Lamanite city and land in land of Nephi * Jordan River, River in Palestine * City of Jordan, Nephite retreat maintained by Mormon * City of Josh, City destroyed at the crucifixion * Land of Joshua, Land in borders west, by seashore * Judah, Southern kingdom of Israelites * City of Judea, Nephite city

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* City of Kishkumen, Wicked city destroyed at the crucifixion

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* Laish, Northernmost town of the Kingdom of Israel * City of Laman, City destroyed at the crucifixion * River Laman, River emptying into Red Sea *

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

, Middle Eastern Country * City of and Land of Lehi¹, Land adjoining land of Morianton and containing city of Lehi * Land of Lehi², Apparently the entire land south * City of and Land of

Lehi-Nephi In the Book of Mormon, the land of Lehi-Nephi (; also referred to as the land of Nephi) is the homeland of the Nephites in the early times of the Book of Mormon. The land is later conquered by the Lamanites, and the remaining Nephites flee to the ...

, Also called land of Nephi, of which it is a part * City of Lemuel, Lamanite city *

Valley of Lemuel In the Book of Mormon, Laman and Lemuel () are the two eldest sons of Lehi and the older brothers of Sam, Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph. According to the text, they lived around 600 BC. They were notable for their rebellion against Lehi and Nephi, b ...

, Lehite campsite near borders of Red Sea

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* Madmenah, Town in Benjamin, north of Jerusalem * City of Manti, Chief city in land of Manti * Hill of Manti, Near city of Zarahemla * Land of Manti, Most southerly land of Nephites * Melek (), Nephite land west of Sidon * Michmash, Town of Benjamin east of Bethel * Middoni (), Lamanite land, location of Lamanite prison * Land of Midian (), Lamanite land east of Lehi-Nephi * Migron (), Small place north of Jerusalem * Minon (), Nephite land on west bank of river Sidon * Moab, Land of the Moabites, Israelite rivals * City of Mocum (), City destroyed at the crucifixion * Moriancumer, Mesopotamian coastal region * City of and Land of Morianton, Area settled by Morianton² * Moriantum (), Nephite area * Forest of Mormon, Near waters of Mormon * Place of Mormon, Region near city of Lehi-Nephi *

Waters of Mormon The Waters of Mormon, in the 18th chapter of the Book of Mosiah (in The Book of Mormon), is a body of water where about two hundred Nephites were baptized. Summary Soon after the second Nephite evacuation of Lehi-Nephi, these Nephites were e ...

, Baptismal waters for over 200 Nephites * Land of Moron, North of the great land of Desolation * Moroni's Camp, Nephite Military Post * City of and Land of Moroni, In southeast of Nephite lands * City of Moronihah, Iniquitous Nephite city * City of Mulek, Nephite city south of Bountiful

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Nahom Nahom () is a place referenced in the Book of Mormon () as one of the stops on the Old World segment of Lehi's journey. This location is referred to as the place where Ishmael is laid to rest. It was also at this location that the path of Lehi's j ...

, Place in Arabian desert * Land of Naphtali, Israelite Territory * Narrow Neck, By the west sea - led into the land northward * Narrow Pass, Led by the sea into the land northward * Narrow Strip of Wilderness, Ran from the sea east to the sea west * Nazareth, City of Christ's childhood * City of Nehor, Battleground for Corihor and Shule * City of Nephi, City established by Nephi, later occupied by Lamanites, Zeniffites * Land of Nephi, Land established by Nephi, later occupied by Lamanites, Zeniffites * City of Nephihah, Nephite refuge captured and lost by the Lamanites * Plains of Nephihah, Near the city of Nephihah * Nephite Refuge, Location for Nephite centralization * Valley of Nimrod, In Mesopotamia * City and Land of Noah, In land of Zarahemla, near Ammonihah. It was here, in 72 BC by the Nephite calendar, that the Lamanites, under the command of Lamanite king

Amalickiah In the Book of Mormon, Amalickiah (; Ameleckiah as a frequent scribal variant in the original manuscript) was a Nephite leader of a movement to reestablish a king, specifically himself, as the king of the Nephites. When he failed to gain power ...

, attacked the Nephites. No Nephites died, but over a thousand Lamanites died, including all their chief captains.

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* Ogath, (), Place near hill Ramah * City of Omner, Nephite city by seashore on east borders * Onidah (), Gathering place for dissatisfied Lamanites * Hill Onidah (), In land of Antionum * Onihah (), City destroyed at the crucifixion

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* Palestina, Middle Eastern Land Neighboring Israel *

Pathros Pathros ( he, פַּתְרוֹס; ; grc-gre, Φαθωρῆς, ; Koine grc-gre, Παθούρης, ) refers to Upper Egypt, primarily the Thebaid where it extended from Elephantine fort to modern Asyut north of Thebes. Gardiner argues it exten ...

, Location in upper Egypt

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* Hill Ramah (), Jaredite name for

Hill Cumorah Cumorah (; also known as Mormon Hill,A. P. Kesler"Mormon Hill" ''Young Woman's Journal'', 9:73 (February 1898)."Thomas Cook History, 1930", in Dan Vogel ed. (2000). ''Early Mormon Documents'', vol. 3 (Salt Lake City: Signature Books ) pp. 243– ...

* Ramath (),

Assyria Assyria (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , romanized: ''māt Aššur''; syc, ܐܬܘܪ, ʾāthor) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state at times controlling regional territories in the indigenous lands of the A ...

n city destroyed by divine decree * Hill Riplah (), East of river Sidon, near land of Manti * Waters of Ripliancum (), Aquatic Region in the Land Northward

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* Salem (), Ancient name for

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Samaria Samaria (; he, שֹׁמְרוֹן, translit=Šōmrōn, ar, السامرة, translit=as-Sāmirah) is the historic and biblical name used for the central region of Palestine, bordered by Judea to the south and Galilee to the north. The first- ...

, Middle Eastern Country * Waters of Sebus, (), Watering place in land of Ishmael * Shazer (), Lehite rest stop in Arabia * Shelem (), Mountain in Mesopotamia * City of and Land of Shem², Nephite land north of Antum and Jashon * Land of Shemlon, (), Region bordering on land of Lehi-Nephi * Sherrizah, (), Nephite stronghold conquered by Lamanites * Waters of Shiloah, (), Pool near Jerusalem1 * City of and Land of Shilom (), Small region next to land of Lehi-Nephi *

Hill Shim A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not as ...

, Hill in the land Northward * Shimnilom, (), City in the Land of Nephi * Shinar, Ancient name for

Mesopotamia Mesopotamia ''Mesopotamíā''; ar, بِلَاد ٱلرَّافِدَيْن or ; syc, ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, or , ) is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the F ...

* Valley of Shurr, ), Coriantumr's base camp * Land of Sidom, (), City near Ammonihah where Zeezrom, Alma and Amulek retreat *

Sidon River The River Sidon is a river mentioned in the Book of Mormon. It is described as being located east of the city of Zarahemla According to the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Zarahemla () refers to a large city in the ...

, Major river flowing through the land of

Zarahemla According to the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Zarahemla () refers to a large city in the ancient Americas which is described in the Book of Mormon. Archaeologists and historians have not been able to archaeological ...

* Mount Sinai, Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments * Sinim, (), Distant land, possibly China * Siron, (), City near Antionum where Corianton meets Isabel * Sodom, Wicked City of the Old World * Syria, Middle Eastern Country

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* Tarshish, Possibly the city Tarsus * City of Teancum, By seashore near city of Desolation * Tower of Babel, Near Original Home of the Jaredites

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* Wilderness, Various places

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* City of

, Major capital of Nephites from about 200 B.C. to A.D. 200 * Land of Zarahemla, A general reference to the area near the city of Zarahemla * Land of Zebulun, Israelite Territory * City of Zeezrom, Nephite city on southwest frontier * Mount Zerin, (),churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide"
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-ified from «zē´rĭn» Mountain, Presumably in Mesopotamia * Zion, City of God

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