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Conakry: According to a legend, the name of the city comes from the fusion of the name "Cona", a wine and cheese producer of the Baga people, and the word "nakiri", which means in Sosso the other bank or side. Saint Louis, Senegal (1849–1891): Named after a saint of the same name. The city's Wolof name is Ndar.
- The Meanings Behind 13 Arab City Names
- Cairo – The Victorious
- Amman – Once Known as Philadelphia
- Beirut – The Daughter of Adonis & Aphrodite
- Aleppo – of White Soil and Marble
- Alexandria – One of Many of Alexander The Great’s Conquests
- Abu Dhabi – Father of The Gazelle
- Riyadh – Named For Its Meadows
- Muscat – Letting Fall The Anchor
- Dubai – refers to Its Souq
posted on: Nov 7, 2016 By Nour Sheety Stepfeed Arab city names: you know many of them, but do you know the meanings behind them? The answers will probably surprise you.
Al Qahirah (Cairo in Arabic). While it literally means “The Subduer”, it is also often translated to “The Victorious.” Also, it is said to take it’s name after Mars (Al Najm Al Qahir in Arabic) which is said to have been rising on the day Cairo was founded in 972 CE.
Amman derives it’s name from 13th century BC when theAmmonitesnamed it “Rabbath Ammon”. Rabbath means the “King’s Quarters.” Over time, Rabbath was dropped and it became known as Ammon. The influx of civilizations that conquered the city eventually changed its name to “Amman”. From 283 to 246 BC, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the Macedonian ruler of the...
There are many versions to the story of why Beirut got it’s name. One of them is that the name Beirut derives from theCanaanite-Phoenicianbe’erot(“wells”) which refers to the underground water table that is still used today by the locals. Another version is that Beirut was named after the Phoenician daughter of the Greek Gods Adonis and Aphrodite, ...
During the Crusades (religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church between 11th and 16th centuries) the name “Alep” was used. Aleppo is an Italian version of that. However, according to the 20th-century historian sheikh Kamel al-Ghazzi, the name “Halab” (Arabic for Aleppo) is derived from Halaba, which means white in Aramaic. This refers to the col...
Alexandria in Egypt was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC. Of the 70 cities conquered by Alexander, some 20 of them were named after himself, such as Alexandroupolis, now known as Bulgarian city of Sandanski and Alexandria Rhambacia, modern day Bela, Pakistan.
Abu Dhabi, literally translated, means Father of the Gazelle, which refers to the deer that inhabit the Emirate. An old folk tale speaks of a man who used to chase deer (dhabi) and was named the “father” of the animal. Abu Dhabi’s original name wasMilh, meaningsalt, possibly referring to the sea water of the Persian Gulf, or the ancientsalt marshes...
Riyadh was not given its name until the 17th century when a chronicler named it so. Until 1737, it was known as Hajr, meaning “rock”. The city’s name is derived from the plural of the Arabicrawdah, meaning gardens or meadows, and was named so for it’s natural fertility.
The origins of Muscat is disputed. Some authors claim it comes from the arabic word moscha, meaning aninflated hideorskin. Other authors claim that the nameMuscatmeansanchorageorthe place of “letting fall the anchor.” Other derivations include muscat from Old Persian, meaning strong-scented and the old Sumerian nameMagan (Maa-kan), meaning sea-peop...
One of the theories of the origins of Dubai is that it was used to describe the “souq,” considering it a smaller version of the souq in Daba. Another theory states that Dubai is the dimunition of locusts. “Daba Dubai” is a proverb that means, “they came with a swarm of locusts,” according to Gulf News.
Feb 27, 2013 · We test this theoretical framework by contrasting the development of Amman’s city brand in 2002 and its rebranding exercise in 2009. We address, first, how Amman’s brand (s) and image (s) are ...
Aug 1, 2017 · Definition. Amarna is the modern Arabic name for the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaten, capital of the country under the reign of Akhenaten (1353-1336 BCE). The site is officially known as Tell el-Amarna, so-named for the Beni Amran tribe who were living in the area when it was discovered.
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The Kaaba, [b] sometimes referred to as al-Ka'ba al-Musharrafa, [d] is a stone building at the center of Islam 's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. [2] [3] [4] It is considered by Muslims to be the Bayt Allah (Arabic: بَيْت ٱللَّٰه, lit.
- 13.1 m (43 ft 0 in)
- Mecca Province
Amman The earliest evidence of settlement in Amman dates to the 8th millennium BC, in a Neolithic site known as 'Ain Ghazal, where the world's oldest statues of the human form have been unearthed. During the Iron Age, the city was known as Rabat Aman and served as the capital of the Ammonite Kingdom. In the 3rd century BC, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, rebuilt the city ...
Oct 8, 2018 · At one point, it was known as “Cecropia”. But the name that stayed is connected to the Greek goddess Athena, a symbol of wisdom, power and glory. More interestingly, the story starts with a dispute between the gods and a challenge. Before that Cecrops was king of the city, a half-man and half-snake creature that introduced the worship of ...
