Sarepta

Sarepta was a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast between and Tyre, also known biblically as Zarephath. It became a bishopric, which faded, and remains a double Catholic titular see.
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  • Village with about 11,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (300 feet)
  • Description: Phoenician city known biblically as Zarephath
  • Also known as
    “Aş Şarafand”
    “Es-Sarafand”
    “Sara”
    “Şarafand”

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Latitude
33.44922° or 33° 26′ 57″ north
Longitude
35.29769° or 35° 17′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G5QC7XX+M3
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = village
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Sarepta” goes by many names.
ΣάραπταAncient Greek (to 1453)
الصرفندArabic
حارة صيداArabic
درب السيمArabic
صرفندArabic
قعقعية الصنوبرArabic
كفرملكيArabic
СарэптаBelarusian
SareptaCatalan
ZarephathCatalan
SarafandDutch
SareptaDutch
الصرفندEgyptian Arabic
סרפנדHebrew
צרפתHebrew
SareptaIrish
SareptaItalian
ザレパテJapanese
사렙타Korean
SareptaLatin
SareptaNorwegian
SareptaNorwegian Bokmål
زارپتاPersian
SareptaPolish
SareptaRomanian
Сарепта СидонскаяRussian
Сарепта, финикийский городRussian
Эс-СарафандRussian
СарептаUkrainian

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