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2 unusual facts about Abila


Abila

Abila Lysaniou, capital of ancient Abilene, northwest of Damascus, Syria

Monte Hacho (Abila Mons), the southern of the Pillars of Hercules on the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar, in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta


History of Jordan

During the Greco-Roman period of influence, a number of semi-independent city-states also developed in Jordan, grouped as a Decapolis including: Gerasa (Jerash), Philadelphia (Amman), Raphana (Abila), Dion (Capitolias), Gadara (Umm Qays), and Pella (Irbid).


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