Bar Bahlul's Definition of Syria

Title

Bar Bahlul's Definition of Syria

Creator

Bar Bahlul

Date

10th century

Description

Bar Bahlul says that "Syria includes Antioch, Aleppo, Seleucia (the port al-Suwaydiyya near Antioch), Hama, Shaizar, and Qinnasrin." He further says that "Syria is all the country from Antioch to Edessa, Bilad al-Sham."

Language

Syriac

Publisher

MS SCAA SL08 02, held at the Syriac Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Aleppo, f. 311v.

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