Abila
Abila, distinguished as Abila in the Decapolis, and also known for a time as Seleucia, and Abila Viniferos, was a city in the Decapolis; the site, now referred to as Qweilbeh, occupies two tells, Tell al-Abila and Khirbet Tell Umm al-Amad.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 400 metres (1,320 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Aebura”
- Description: ancient city
- Also known as“Abila Quwayliba”“Khirbat Um el ‘Amad”“Khirbat Umm al ‘Amad”“Kibat Umm al ‘Amad”“Mint of Abila”
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Latitude
32.68202° or 32° 40′ 55″ north
Longitude
35.86841° or 35° 52′ 6″ east
Open location code
8G4QMVJ9+R9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Abila” goes by many names.
ἌβιλαAncient Greek (to 1453)
حرتاArabic
حرثاArabic
قويلبةArabic
AbilaCatalan
AbilaDutch
AbilaFinnish
Abila (Dekapolis)Finnish
Άβιλα ΔεκαπόλεωςGreek
ΡαφάναGreek
Σελεύκεια ΔεκαπόλεωςGreek
אבילהHebrew
AbilaItalian
QuwaylibahItalian
AbilaLatin
AbilaNorwegian
AbilaNorwegian Bokmål
QweilbehNorwegian Bokmål
حرثاPersian
АвилаRussian
AbilaSwedish
QuwaylibaSwedish
QweilbehSwedish
Абила (Кувайлиба) борынгы каласыTatar
АбілаUkrainian
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