Nehardea (Saqlawiyah)

Iraq / al-Anbar / al-Fallujah / Saqlawiyah
 place with historical importance, archaeological site, tell (mound)
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Nehardea (Aramaic: nher-daʻă‎ "river of knowledge"; Hebrew: נהרדעא Nhrdea; Arabic: نيهارديا Nīhārdiyā) - also spelled Nehardeah - "was a city of Babylonia, situated at or near the junction of the Euphrates with the Nahr Malka (also known as Nâr Sharri, Ar-Malcha, Nahr el-Malik, and King's Canal), one of the earliest centers of Babylonian Judaism. As the seat of the exilarch it traced its origin back to King Jehoiachin." [Wikipedia]
Nowadays possibly also mentioned as Tell al-Anbar (Arabic: تل الأنبار‎‎ Tal al-'Anbār)
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Coordinates:   33°22'42"N   43°43'2"E
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