Canatha/*Gabinia/*Septimia
settlement · 330 BC – 640 AD
The Hellenistic-Roman city of Cantha, now Qanawat in Syria, is located in the Hauran region. While it likely has earlier phases, perhaps as the Kenath of the Hebrew Bible, it is first mentioned during the reign of Herod the Great. Septimius Severus bestowed colonial status upon the city.
- Coordinates
- 32.75420, 36.61836
- Also known as
- Canatha, Chanata (la), Chanata (la), Gabinia, Septimia
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)