Samaria
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Samaria is a historical region in the central highlands of ancient Israel and the West Bank, known as the capital area of the northern Kingdom of Israel and a significant biblical and archaeological site.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | 0 | 1 |
| Samaria (ancient city) | 0 | 1 |
| Samaria (region) | 0 | 1 |
| ancient Samaria | 0 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
→
biblical region → historical region → |
| approximateFoundationCentury | 9th century BCE → |
| arabicName | as-Sāmirah or as-Sāmiriyyah → |
| archaeologicalSignificance | major Iron Age and classical-period remains → |
| associatedWithPeople | Samaritans → |
| biblicalRole |
center of the northern Kingdom of Israel
→
symbol of the northern tribes in prophetic literature → |
| borders |
Coastal Plain of Israel to the west
→
Galilee →
surface form:
Galilee to the north
Jordan Valley to the east → Judea to the south → |
| capitalOf |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
→
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
|
| conqueredBy |
Assyria
→
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Sargon II →
surface form:
Sargon II of Assyria
|
| conquestDate | late 8th century BCE → |
| containsSite |
Sebaste
→
surface form:
Sebastia
ancient city of Samaria-Sebaste → |
| country |
Israel
→
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| foundedAs | capital city of the northern Kingdom of Israel → |
| foundedBy | King Omri → |
| greekName | Samareia → |
| hebrewName |
West Bank
→
surface form:
Shomron
|
| knownFor |
inscriptions
→
ivory carvings → royal Israelite architecture → |
| languageOfToponym | Hebrew → |
| laterRuledBy |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
→
surface form:
Babylonian Empire
Byzantine Empire → Islamic Caliphates →
surface form:
Early Islamic caliphates
Hasmonean dynasty →
surface form:
Hasmonean Kingdom
Hellenistic kingdoms → Achaemenid Empire →
surface form:
Persian Achaemenid Empire
Roman Empire → |
| locatedIn |
West Bank
→
central highlands of ancient Israel → |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
→
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible →
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| modernAdministrativeUse | term used in Israeli administrative and political discourse for part of the West Bank → |
| modernPoliticalContext | partly within the West Bank under Israeli occupation → |
| nearModernCity | Nablus → |
| partOf |
Levant region
→
surface form:
Levant
Ancient Israel →
surface form:
ancient Israel
|
| religiousSignificance |
Christianity
→
Judaism → Samaritanism → |
| servedAs | capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel → |
| terrain | mountainous highlands → |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
→
surface form:
Iron Age Levant
|
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Israel
this entity surface form:
Samaria (ancient city)
this entity surface form:
Samaria (region)
subject surface form:
Annals of Sargon II
this entity surface form:
ancient Samaria