2) Coele-Syria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Coele-Syria, see Biqa, Al....

3) Heliopolis, ancient city, Syria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Heliopolis, ancient city, Syria, Syria: see Baalbek....

4) Dura, ancient city, Syria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Dura, ancient city, Syria, (doorŽ) (KEY) or Europus (yooroŽps) (KEY) , ancient city of Syria, on the Euphrates River and E of Palmyra, sometimes called Dura-Europus...

5) Palmyra, ancient city, Syria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Palmyra, ancient city, Syria, (palmiŽr) (KEY) , ancient city of central Syria. A small modern village known as Tudmur is on the site. An oasis N of the Syrian Desert,...

6) Kadesh, ancient city of Syria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kadesh, ancient city of Syria, (kaŽdesh) (KEY) , ancient city of Syria, on the Orontes River. There Ramses II fought (c.1300 B.C.) the Hittites in a great battle...

7) Demetrius I, king of ancient Syria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Demetrius I, king of ancient Syria, (Demetrius Soter) (dimeŽtres soŽtr) (KEY) , c.187-150 B.C., king of ancient Syria (162-150 B.C.), son of Seleucus IV. He was sent...

8) Demetrius II, king of ancient Syria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Demetrius II, king of ancient Syria, (Demetrius Nicator) (dimeŽtres nikaŽtr) (KEY) , d. c.125 B.C., king of ancient Syria, son of Demetrius I. He was aided against...

9) Maachah, ancient city-state of Syria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Maachah, ancient city-state of Syria, or Maacah (both: maŽk), ancient city-state of Syria, S of Mt. Hermon. It was held by Arameans in biblical times. The inhabitants...

10) Lattakia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Lattakia, Syria: see Latakia....