Gauranitis - Gauranitis

Japanese: ガウラニティス - がうらにてぃす
Gauranitis - Gauranitis

…It is a strategically important site located at the southern foot of Mount Hermon, dominating the plains of Hauran in Syria and the Tiberias (Galilee) Valley in Israel. In Roman times it was called Gaulanitis, and was a caravan route connecting Baghdad, Damascus and the Mediterranean coast. It was conquered by the Arabs in the 7th century and was given its present Arabic name.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gauranitis" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヘルモン山の南麓に位置し,シリアのハウラーン平野とイスラエルのティベリアス(ガリラヤ)渓谷を支配する戦略的に重要な地点。ローマ時代にはガウラニティスGaulanitisと呼ばれ,バグダード,ダマスクスと地中海沿岸を結ぶ隊商路であった。7世紀アラブに征服され現在のアラビア語名がつけられた。…

※「ガウラニティス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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