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Aelia Capitolina

Western Asia

Aelia Capitolina was a Roman colony founded in 129 or 130 AD during Emperor Hadrian's visit to Judaea, built on the ruins of Jerusalem after the city had been largely destroyed following the siege of 70 AD. Its founding transformed the site from a Jewish metropolis into a small pagan settlement dedicated to the cult of Capitoline Jupiter. The name and Roman-era layout persisted for roughly two centuries before the site returned to being known as Jerusalem.

Facts
Founding Year
129 to 130 CE 1
Latitude
31.775689 degrees north 2
Longitude
35.23104 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. Aelia Capitolina (Wikipedia)
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    Aelia Capitolina (Latin: Colonia Aelia Capitolina [kɔˈloːni.a ˈae̯li.a kapɪtoːˈliːna]) was a Roman colony founded during the Roman emperor Hadrian's visit to Judaea in 129/130 CE.
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    Aelia Capitolina (Latin: Colonia Aelia Capitolina [kɔˈloːni.a ˈae̯li.a kapɪtoːˈliːna]) was a Roman colony founded during the Roman emperor Hadrian's visit to Judaea in 129/130 CE. It was founded on the ruins of Jerusalem, which had been almost totally razed after the siege of 70 CE. This act marked a significant transformation of the city from a Jewish metropolis to a small pag
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    Aelia Capitolina (Latin: Colonia Aelia Capitolina [kɔˈloːni.a ˈae̯li.a kapɪtoːˈliːna]) was a Roman colony founded during the Roman emperor Hadrian's visit to Judaea in 129/130 CE.
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2. Aelia Capitolina (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 31.775689, longitude 35.23104
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 31.7757,35.231
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 768.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 35.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 35.25
31.75 35.25 Csa
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5. GeoNames: Jerusalem - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 281184
Quote, cities500 record 281184
31.76904 35.21633 P PPLA IL 06 971800 786 Asia/Jerusalem
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Wikidata: Aelia Capitolina
Wikidata Q1250874, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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