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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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 Posted - 10/01/2009 : 08:12:33
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What on Earth? # 83: Strategic Location
It was well located to control traffic between two bodies of water. It also was also a trading place of many cultures. The city that occupied the approximate area around my yellow push-pin was important in ancient times.
For one point per question:
1. What was its colonial Greek name?
2. What was its Khazar name?
3. What did the Arabs call it, and what did their name mean?
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Edited by - HalfMooner on 10/01/2009 08:14:11
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 10/01/2009 : 11:32:03 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
According to Wikipedia,
1) Hermonassa
2) Tamatarkha
3) Samkarsh al-Yahud (i.e., "Samkarsh the Jewish")
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You're right Dave, for three points!
I've started seeing a pattern here: I find these obscure places, put up an aerial image that's totally useless, and give diddly-squat for hints. I sit back and grin, knowing you morons will never figure the problems out. Then you do anyway, often within minutes. Hey, guys, I'm already nearly hairless -- it's mean to make me pull out what little I have left!
Oh, but you folks will hate me for the next exercise!
The standings:- Hal, 28 points
- steinhenge, 24 points
- Dave W., 8 points
- bngbuck, 7 points
- Hawks, 5.5 points
- lorddix, 4 points
- Randy, 3 points
- R.Wreck, 3 points
- sailinsoul, 3 points
- Simon, 2 points
(Ties are listed in alphabetical order.)
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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| Edited by - HalfMooner on 10/01/2009 11:34:24 |
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WoE # 83: Strategic Location
