Samaria (province)

region · 1000 BC – 2099 AD

Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, was conquered by the Assyrian king Shalmaneser V (r. 726-722 BC), probably in 722 BC. The city and the area around it, were reorganized into an Assyrian province.

Coordinates

32.27653, 35.19044

Also known as

Samerina (en), Samerina (en), Samerīna, Samirīna (akk), 𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 (akk)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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