Samaria

Samaria, the Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Shomron, is used as a historical and biblical name for the central region of the Land of Israel. It is bordered by to the south, Galilee to the north, the to the east, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west.
Wikipedia
  • Region
  • …lies at an elevation of around 390 metres (1,270 feet)
  • Description: historical region in the Levant
  • Also known as
    “As Sāmirah”
    “Samareia”
    “Shōmrōn”

Places of Interest

Discover Samaria National Park and Park HaTznirim.
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Protected area
Samaria was the capital city of the northern Kingdom of Israel between c. 880 BC and c. 720 BC.
3½ km northeast of Samaria
יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Park
Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.
4 km northeast of Samaria

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deir Sharaf and Shavei Shomron.
Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Village
is a Palestinian town in the…
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Village
is an Israeli settlement in the northern .
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Village
is a Palestinian town in the …

Samaria

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Latitude
32.25° or 32° 15′ north
Longitude
35.16667° or 35° 10′ east
Open location code
8G4Q7528+2M
Geo­Names ID
284584
Wiki­data ID
Q1294629

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Samaria” goes by many names.
السامرةArabic
سامرةArabic
ՍամարիաArmenian
SamariaBasque
SamariarBasque
СамарыяBelarusian
শমরিয়াBengali
СамарияBulgarian
SamàriaCatalan
撒瑪利亞Chinese
撒瑪黎雅Chinese
撒馬利亞Chinese
撒马利亚Chinese
SamařskoCzech
SamariaDanish
SamariaDutch
SamarioEsperanto
Samario (geografio)Esperanto
SamarujoEsperanto
SamáriaFaroese
SamariaFinnish
SamarieFrench
SamaritideFrench
SamariaGalician
SamariaGerman
SamarienGerman
SchomronGerman
ΣαμάρειαGreek
ΣαμάριαGreek
הר שומרוןHebrew
הרי שומרוןHebrew
השומרוןHebrew
שומרוןHebrew
शोमरोनHindi
सामरियाHindi
SzamáriaHungarian
SamariaIndonesian
Taman Nasional SamariaIndonesian
An tSamáirIrish
SamariaItalian
サマリアJapanese
サマリヤJapanese
사마리아Korean
SamariaLatin
SamārijaLatvian
SamarijaLithuanian
СамаријаMacedonian
SamariaMalagasy
समेरियाMarathi
SamariaNorwegian
Samaria (region)Norwegian Bokmål
SamariaNorwegian Nynorsk
SamàriaOccitan (post 1500)
ܒܝܬ ܫܡܪܝܐOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
سامریهPersian
SamariaPolish
SamariaPortuguese
ShomromPortuguese
SamariaRomanian
СамарияRussian
Самария, Западный берег ИорданаRussian
ШомронRussian
SamariaSamoan
SamarijaSerbian
СамаријаSerbian
SamarijaSerbo-Croatian
SamariaShona
SamarijaSlovenian
SamariaSpanish
SamariaSwahili
SamariaSwedish
SamarienSwedish
SamarieSwiss German
SamarienSwiss German
SamariaTagalog
சமாரியாTamil
SamariyeTurkish
SamaryaTurkish
SamiriyeTurkish
СамаріяUkrainian
Самарія (край)Ukrainian
سامرہUrdu
SamariyaUzbek
SamàriaVenetian
SamariaWaray (Philippines)
Samaria (rehiyon)Waray (Philippines)
שומרוןYiddish
שומרון (שטאט)Yiddish

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