Iudaea (region)

region · 1000 BC – 300 AD

Iudaea was an historical region of the Levant located in the mountainous southern part of the Land of Palestine, roughly corresponding to the southern West Bank. The region's name derives from the biblical tribe of Judah and the associated Kingdom of Judah (ca. 934 until 586 BC).

Coordinates

31.73417, 35.00172

Also known as

Ioudaia (grc), Iudaea (la), Iudaea (la), Jaudu, Yaudu, Jaudi, Yaudi (akk), Jaudāja, Jaudāya, Yaudāja, Yaudāya (akk), Ἰουδαία (grc)

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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