Abbahu
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Abbahu (3rd/4th cent. CE). Jewish Palestinian amora. He held a prominent position in the Jewish community of Caesarea and was well-known for his generosity, wealth, and excellent relationship with the Roman authorities. He issued proclamations and introduced customs such as the order of
blessing the
shofar on
Rosh ha-Shanah.
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Hatay
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hatay , formerly sanjak of Alexandretta, province (1990...Alexandretta (now Iskenderun). Iron is mined and Hatay is a transportation link with Syria and other parts...France transferred the sanjak to Turkey and it became Hatay prov.
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Antakya
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
ANTAKYA Ancient Antioch and capital of Hatay province, Turkey. Antakya (Antioch in...for Turkey's southernmost province of Hatay. It has a well-known archaeological...alexandretta. Bibliography Sansal, Burak. "Hatay (Antioch)." Available from . Eric Hooglund
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Alawi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...2000), himself an Alawi, came to power. Today most Alawis are located in the southern Iskandarun region of Turkey (renamed Hatay by the Turks after its annexation in 1939, and still claimed by the Syrians) and the Syrian coastline. Only in Syria, however...
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Iskenderun
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...1515 the Ottoman Empire under Selim I, its ruler, captured the city. Iskenderun was transferred (1920) to the French Syria League of Nations mandate as part of the sanjak of Alexandretta, but was returned to Turkey in 1939 (see Hatay ).
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Alexandretta
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...Turkey, founded by Alexander the Great, 333 B.C.E. Alexandretta (in Turkish, Iskenderun) is located in Turkey's Hatay province on the southeast shore of the Gulf of Iskenderun, just north of Syria. The ancient port city, noted for its fine...
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