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Singara

Western Asia

Singara was a strongly fortified Roman post at the northern extremity of Mesopotamia. Coins minted there show it was occupied by the Romans as an advanced colony against the Persians, and it served as the camp of the First Parthian Legion.

Facts
Latitude
36.3225 degrees north 1
Longitude
41.864167 degrees east 1
Climate Zone
Dry 2
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
Sources
1. Singara (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 36.3225, longitude 41.864167
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. 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 36.25, 41.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.25, 41.75
36.25 41.75 BSh
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3. GeoNames: Sinjār - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 448149, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.12 km)
Quote, cities500 record 448149, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.12 km)
36.3209 41.87656 P PPLA2 IQ 15 9166620 38294 517 Asia/Baghdad
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Wikidata: Singara
Wikidata Q776614, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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