Hierapolis/Bambyke

settlement · 1600 BC – 2000 AD

Hierapolis/Bambyke was an ancient settlement of Commagene. The city was also a center for the worship of the Syrian goddess Atargatis.

Hierapolis/Bambyke

Coordinates: 36.52622, 37.95553
Also known as: Bambyke (grc), Bambykē, Bambyke (grc), Hierapolis, Hierapolis Bambykē, Hierapolis Bambyke (grc), Līta-Aššur, Lita-Ashur (akk), Mabbug, Mabbuk (grc), Mabbug, Mabbuk, Mabbog (syr), Mabbuk, Mabog, Manbiǧ, Manbij, Menbij, Membij, Mambij, Membidj (arb), Mombech, Munaibiǧ, Munaibij (arb), Munēbiǧ, Munebij (ar), Münbic (ota), Napigu (akk), Nippigu (asyr), Βαμβύκη (grc)
Dating: attested

Sources

Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
Wikidata · CC0 1.0
Wikidata (CC0)

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