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Caesarea Philippi
Caesarea Philippi
Caesarea Philippi, also known as Caesarea Paneas, Banias, was an ancient Greco-Roman city located at the southwestern base of Mount Hermon. The city is now an archaeological site in the Golan Heights called Banias.
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Country: Syria
District: Quneitra Governorate (Golan)
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 3rd Century BC
Oldest Culture: Hellenistic
Later Cultures: Roman + Byzantine
Site Features: Hellenistic & Roman & Byzantine Monuments
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