Judaea

Judea or Judaea is a mountainous region of the . Traditionally dominated by the city of , it is now part of and the . The name is derived from the Hebrew name Yehudah, and was used during the Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods.
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  • Region
  • …lies at an elevation of around 440 metres (1,430 feet)
  • Description: region of ancient Israel
  • Also known as
    “Judah”
    “Judea”
    “Yahūdhā”
    “Yehuda”
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarqumiyah and Beit Ula.
Town
is a city located 12 kilometers northwest…
Town
, Beit Aula, is a Palestinian town in the…
3 km northeast of Judaea
or Idhna is a Palestinian town in the southern…
3½ km southwest of Judaea
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Latitude
31.58333° or 31° 35′ north
Longitude
35° east
Open location code
8G3QH2M2+82
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yiddish—“Judaea” goes by many names.
JudeaAfrikaans
ἸουδαίαAncient Greek (to 1453)
جودياArabic
يهوداArabic
يهوديةArabic
ՀուդեաArmenian
ՀրեաստանArmenian
XudeaAsturian
İudeyaAzerbaijani
ЙәһүҙиәBashkir
JudeaBasque
ІўдзеяBelarusian
ЮдэяBelarusian
যিহূদিয়াBengali
JudiaBislama
JudejaBosnian
ЮдеяBulgarian
JudeaCatalan
جودیاCentral Kurdish
犹地亚Chinese
犹大山地Chinese
猶大山地Chinese
ИудеяChuvash
JudejaCroatian
JudeaCzech
JudskoCzech
JudstvoCzech
JudæaDanish
JudeaDanish
JudaeaDutch
JudeaDutch
يهوداEgyptian Arabic
IudaeaEsperanto
JudajoEsperanto
JudeaEsperanto
JudeoEsperanto
JudioEsperanto
JudujoEsperanto
PalaestinaEsperanto
Regno de JudujoEsperanto
JudeaFaroese
JuudaFinnish
JuudeaFinnish
XudeaGalician
იეჰუდაGeorgian
იუდეაGeorgian
ΙουδαίαGreek
Rafin JudahHausa
YəhûḏāhHebrew
ארץ יהודהHebrew
הודהHebrew
חבל יהודהHebrew
יהודהHebrew
जुडियाHindi
यहूदियाHindi
JúdeaHungarian
JudeaIdo
YudeaIndonesian
IúdáiaIrish
GiudeaItalian
IudaeaItalian
ユダヤJapanese
PalestèneJèrriais
PalestinneJèrriais
ИудеяKazakh
Иудея патшалығыKazakh
유대Korean
유대아Korean
IudaeaLatin
Iudaea (regio)Latin
JudaeaLatin
Syria PalaestinaLatin
JūdejaLatvian
JudėjaLithuanian
Judėja (regionas)Lithuanian
JudäaLow German
ЈудејаMacedonian
JodeaMalagasy
YudeaMalay
जुडियाMarathi
जुदेआMarathi
ज्युदेआMarathi
JudeaNorwegian
JudeaNorwegian Bokmål
JudeaNorwegian Nynorsk
JudèaOccitan (post 1500)
ИудейOssetian
ИудеяOssetian
یهودیهPersian
JudaPolish
JudeaPolish
IudeeaRomanian
ИудеяRussian
ЮдеяRusyn
IutaiaSamoan
JudeaScottish Gaelic
JudejaSerbian
ЈудејаSerbian
JudejaSerbo-Croatian
JudejciSerbo-Croatian
Judejska pustinjaSerbo-Croatian
JudeaSlovak
JúdskoSlovak
JudejaSlovenian
یهودا اؤلکه سیSouth Azerbaijani
یهودیهSouth Azerbaijani
JudéenSwedish
JudäaSwiss German
JudeaTagalog
யூதேயாTamil
YahudiyeTurkish
YehudTurkish
Іудейське царствоUkrainian
ІудеяUkrainian
Юдейське царствоUkrainian
ЮдеяUkrainian
یہودیہUrdu
ZudeaVenetian
ZudiaVenetian
JudeaVietnamese
JudeaWaray (Philippines)
JwdeaWelsh
JudeäWestern Frisian
犹地亚Wu Chinese
ארץ יהודהYiddish
יהודאYiddish
יודישער מדברYiddish
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