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Maarrat al-Numan
Maarrat al-Numan
Maarat al-Numaan, also known as al-Ma?arra, is a city in northwestern Syria. The city, known as Arra to the Greeks, has its present-day name combined of the Greek name and of its first Muslim governor an-Numan ibn Bashir, a companion of Muhammad. In the Crusaders era it was called Marre.
Site Information
Country: Syria
District: Idlib Governorate
Site History: 3rd Century BC
Oldest Culture: Hellenistic
Later Cultures: Roman + Byzantine + Crusader + Islamic
Site Features: Byzantine & Christian Monuments
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