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1666:al-Shi'ab
1641:al-Harisi
1531:al-Afinah
1491:al-Rafqah
1461:al-Karbis
1399:Umm Riwaq
1349:al-Kassib
1323:Mushannaf
1284:al-Majdal
962:al-Hayyat
902:al-Kharsa
887:Deir Dama
876:Al-Ariqah
842:Suwaymrah
654:Smith, E.
554:The Druze
338:Eli Smith
326:martyrdom
322:monastery
314:Byzantine
309:strategos
264:al-Hayyat
177:Time zone
1676:Tulaylin
1656:Qaysamah
1550:Ghariyah
1515:Qurayyah
1501:Shanirah
1451:al-Annat
1253:Mazra'ah
1179:Maf'aleh
1037:Lahithah
1022:al-Huquf
837:Salakhid
656:(1841).
638:(1858).
391:See also
292:Herodian
142:District
1651:Khazmah
1506:Tahulah
1486:al-Uyun
1444:Salkhad
1433:Salkhad
1379:Shbeiki
1294:Qarrasa
1279:Jidiyah
1244:Walghah
1229:Sakakah
1204:al-Ruha
1199:Qanawat
1189:Miyamas
1174:Kharaba
1169:Kanakir
1159:al-Kafr
1129:Aslihah
1111:Suwayda
977:al-Qasr
817:Majadel
812:Braykah
373:sheikhs
357:Jupiter
318:Sergius
111:Country
36:Village
1661:Sha'af
1595:Dhibin
1585:Dhibin
1369:Sa'nah
1309:Ta'ara
1289:Najran
1269:al-Dur
1154:Jubayb
1144:Hibran
1012:Dhakir
987:Ta'lah
942:Arajah
936:Shaqqa
926:Shaqqa
912:Sumayd
907:Lubayn
897:Jirrin
892:Harran
866:Ariqah
847:Taymah
832:Nimreh
822:Mardak
800:Shahba
789:Shahba
702:
681:
624:
603:
582:
561:
367:, the
355:deity
252:Shaqqa
232:al-Hit
220:Arabic
158:Shaqqa
147:Shahba
120:
1636:Baham
1625:Malah
1615:Malah
1601:Bakka
1481:Urman
1466:Imtan
1389:Tarba
1374:Salah
1339:Busan
1314:Tirah
1304:Sami'
1234:Slaim
1209:Rasas
1184:Masad
1134:Attil
947:Barik
807:Amrah
496:Smith
369:Druze
365:Syria
353:pagan
304:villa
300:Roman
296:Lejah
280:Druze
260:Amrah
236:Syria
224:الهيت
203:UTC+3
182:UTC+2
123:Syria
26:الهيت
1541:Hout
1536:Burd
1456:Awas
1359:Rami
1139:Dara
1017:Hazm
957:Duma
917:Waqm
882:Dama
700:ISBN
679:ISBN
622:ISBN
601:ISBN
580:ISBN
559:ISBN
278:and
258:and
228:Heet
207:EEST
29:Heet
1566:Anz
1149:Ira
967:Hit
536:223
524:183
512:508
500:157
485:105
452:127
363:in
230:or
216:Hit
196:DST
186:EET
171:655
61:Hit
23:Hit
1701::
652:;
473:29
434:^
422:.
328:.
282:.
222::
750:e
743:t
736:v
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