Emesa

Japanese: Emesa
Emesa

...The town's origins date back 5,000 years, and it was the site of the ancient Semitic temple of Baal. In Roman times it was known as Emesa. In 637 Arab and Islamic armies entered the town without bloodshed, and since then the town has been ruled by a succession of rulers, including the Umayyad, Abbasid, and Ayyubid dynasties, but its character as a commercial center in the fertile plains where wheat, barley, and grapes are cultivated has not changed.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Emesa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…町の起源は古く,5000年前にさかのぼるともいわれ,古代セム系民族のバアル神殿の所在地であった。ローマ時代にはエメサEmesaとして知られた。637年アラブ・イスラム軍が無血入城し,以後,ウマイヤ朝,アッバース朝,アイユーブ朝など支配者は変転したが,小麦,大麦,ブドウなどを栽培する肥沃な平野部の商業中心地としての町の性格は変わらなかった。…

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