Pieria (Syria)

Pieria (Syria)

:"Pieria is also a prefecture of Greece"

Pieria was a province of Roman Syria around the city of Seleucia Pieria, according to Ptolemy.


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  • Pieria — (Syria) was a province of Roman Syria. Infobox Pref GR name = Pieria name local = Nomos Pierias flag reg = Flag of Greek Macedonia.svg periph = Central Macedonia capital = Katerini population = 134,739 population as of = 2005 pop rank = 26th pop… …   Wikipedia

  • Syria — • A country in Western Asia, which in modern times comprises all that region bounded on the north by the highlands of the Taurus, on the south by Egypt, on the east by Mesopotamia and the Arabia Desert, and on the west by the Mediterranean… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Syria — /sear ee euh/, n. 1. Official name, Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 16,137,899; 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Cap.: Damascus. 2. a territory mandated to France in 1922, including the present… …   Universalium

  • Pinara (Pieria) — Pinara (Greek: polytonic|τὰ Πίναρα) was an ancient city in Pieria, Syria mentioned by Ptolemy ( Geography , v. 15. § 12). Its present location is not known with certainty but is likely to be in Hatay Province, Turkey.References*SmithDGRG …   Wikipedia

  • Seleucia Pieria — • Titular metropolis of Syria Prima. The city was founded near the mouth of the Orontes, not far from Mount Casius, by Seleucus Nicator about 300 B.C Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Seleucia Pieria     Seleucia Pieria …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Seleucia Pieria (Titularerzbistum) — Seleucia Pieria ist ein Titularerzbistum der römisch katholischen Kirche. Es geht zurück auf einen untergegangen Bischofssitz in antiken Stadt Seleukia Pieria, die in der römischen Provinz Syria bzw. Syria Coele lag. Titularerzbischöfe von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Seleukia Pieria — 36.12435.922 Koordinaten: 36° 7′ N, 35° 55′ O …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Seleukeia Pieria — Seleukia Pieria war die in der Antike höchst bedeutende Hafenstadt von Antiochia am Orontes und liegt ca. 32 km von diesem Ort entfernt am Meer, beim modernen Dorf Çevlik. Der heutige Name ist Samandağ. Die Stadt liegt etwas nördlich der Mündung… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Seleukia in Pieria — Seleukia Pieria war die in der Antike höchst bedeutende Hafenstadt von Antiochia am Orontes und liegt ca. 32 km von diesem Ort entfernt am Meer, beim modernen Dorf Çevlik. Der heutige Name ist Samandağ. Die Stadt liegt etwas nördlich der Mündung… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Seleucia Pieria — (Greek Σελεύκεια Πιερία, later Suedia coord|36|7|N|35|55|E|type:city region:TR) was a town in antiquity, the capital of Seleucus I Nicator, in Syria Prima. It was the port of the western Seleucid capital of Antioch, lying close to the mouth of… …   Wikipedia

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