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Abila Was
Abila, also spelled Abyla, may refer to: Places * Abila (Decapolis), 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 * Ávila, ''Abila'', Latin name of Ávila, Spain * Abyla, Roman colony in the province of Mauretania Tingitana * Mount Abyla, Mount Abila, mountain in Ceuta, autonomous city of Spain, in Africa Other * Abila (grasshopper), ''Abila'' (grasshopper), a genus of grasshoppers See also * Abela, a surname * Abilene (biblical) {{dab, geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abila (Decapolis)
Abila, distinguished as Abila in the Decapolis (, ''Abila Dekapoleos''), and also known for a time as Seleucia (, ''Seleúkeia''), and Abila Viniferos ( by Eusebios, by Hieronymus Abela Vini fertilis), was a city in the Decapolis; the site, now referred to as (; also Quwaylibah, Qualibah), occupies two Tell (archaeology), 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 Transjordan (reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |