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Bosra (settlement): "township in Syria"

Bostra (settlement): "township in Syria"

Boterim (settlement): A town north of Jubayl on the coast (modern Batroun)

Bothil (settlement): A city in ancient Israel mentioned in the Bible

Botrum (settlement): A town north of Jubayl on the coast (modern Batroun)

Busereth (settlement): "township in Syria"

Cacho (fortification): A castle in Filastin near al-Ramla

Cades Barne (unknown): A place mentioned in the biblical account of the Exodus

Caipha (settlement): a city in Palestine

Caldea (region): A historical region corresponding with today's central-southern Iraq

Caluaria (mountain): The hill outside Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified

Camela (settlement): An ancient city in the Golan Heights, mentioned by Josephus in his account of the Jewish Revolt

campestria Iordanis (region): The valley of the Jordan in al-Sham

campus cicerum (region): A field near Bethlehem, the site of a reported miracle of Jesus

campus Fabe (region): A place

campus floridus (region): A field south of Jerusalem in which Elijah was reportedly taken to heaven

campus florum (garden): A place

capella Sancti Iohannis (church): A church at the Jordan river near Jericho, dedicated to John the Baptist

capella Sanctus Iohannis baptiste (church): A church on the Jordan River two leagues from Jericho

Capharnaum (settlement): a village near the Sea of Galilee, Palestine

Capharnaum (settlement): A village one league south of Haifa.

Cappadocia (region): Cappadocia

carcer Domini (building): A house in Jerusalem, believed to be the place where Jesus was imprisoned awaiting trial

Cariatharbe (settlement): "city of Hebron"

Cariathiarim (settlement): A town in ancient Israel, mentioned in the Bible

Cariathsepher (settlement): An ancient Canaanite city, mentioned in the Bible (Joshua 10:38-39)

Carith (river): mentioned in 1 Kings 17:2-5

Carmelion uallis (region): A valley near Cana in Galilee

Carmelus mons (mountain): a mountain in Palestine

Carnaym (cave): A cave near the Dead Sea to which Balaam the son of Beor was believed to have been taken for the biblical episode of cursing Israel

casale iuxta mare Tiberiadis (settlement): A settlement near the sea of Tiberias, fifteen miles from Gennesaret

casale Lamperti (settlement): A small village four leagues from Acre, on the coast

casale Marie Magdalene (settlement): A small village on Mount Carmel, thought to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene

casale prophetarum (settlement): A small village near Bethlehem associated with Elijah and Elisha

Castelblans (fortification): A crusader castle near Krac des Chevaliers and the coast (modern Burj Safita)

castellum Ptolomei (fortification): A castle between Jerusalem and Jericho reportedly built by Ptolemy, the son of Abubus

castrum nigrum (fortification): A castle in Cilicia on the road to al-Maṣṣīṣa

Castrum Peregrinorum (fortification): A castle on the coast under Mount Carmel, three leagues south of Haifa

castrum Sancti Pauli (fortification): A castle in Cilicia near al-Maṣṣīṣa

Castrum Saphet (fortification): A castle in Galilee overlooking the Sea of Tiberias

Castrum Zafetanum (fortification): A castle ten miles from Nazareth, reportedly the birthplace of John the Baptist

Cathaia (region): Northern China

Caucasus (mountain): Caucasus mountains

cauea virginis (cave): near Pilgrim Castle

Cayfa (settlement): a city in Palestine

Caymon (fortification): A castle near al-Ramla in Filasṭīn

Cayn mons (fortification): A castle near al-Ramla in Filasṭīn

Cayphas (settlement): a city in Palestine

Cayphe domus (building): A building in Jerusalem associated with the Jewish high priest in the time of Jesus

Cedar (settlement): A city on the upper Jordan River above the Sea of Galilee

Cedes Neptalim (settlement): an ancient city in Syria

Cedron (river): a brook in Palestine

Celesyria (region): A portion of inland Syria

cella Sancti Eunofrii (building): A monastic site near Jerusalem

cenaculum Domini (building): site of the Last Supper

Cenereth (open water): A place

Cesarea maritima (settlement): A coastal town in Filastin

Cesarea Palestina (settlement): A coastal town in Filastin

Cesarea Philippi (settlement): A coastal town in Filastin

Cesarea Philippi (settlement): A town near Damascus, also known as Caesarea Philippi

Chaco (fortification): A castle in Filastin near al-Ramla

Chaldea (region): A historical region corresponding with today's central-southern Iraq

Chana Galilee (settlement): in Galilee

Chimerech (settlement): A town on the Sea of Galilee

Cilicia (region): Cilicia

Cison (river): a river in Palestine

cisterna Ioseph (building): A pit near Dothan and Bethulia, in which the patriarch Joseph was believed to have been thrown by his brothers

cisterna Ioseph (building): A pit near Safad, in which the patriarch Joseph was believed to have been thrown by his brothers

columpna (building): column against which Jesus was flagellated

columpna (building): A column near Tyre where pilgrims were reportedly murdered

columpne, ad quam Dominus fuit flagellatus (building): where Jesus was flagellated (mentioned in John 19:1, Mark 15:15, and Matthew 27:26).

comitatus tripolitanus (state): A place

conuallis illustris (region): valley around Sodom and Gomorrah

Corazmium (region): A place

Corrozaym (settlement): town on north-east shore of Sea of Galilee

Crac (fortification): fortress in Syria

Culicath (fortification): A coastal castle between Tripoli and Tartus

Cumbetefort (fortification): A castle of the Teutonic Knights in Cilicia

Cure (settlement): a city in modern Turkey

Cyclades (island): A place

Cyprus (island): Cyprus

Dabir (settlement): An ancient Canaanite city, mentioned in the Bible (Joshua 10:38-39)

Dalmanutha (unknown): A place mentioned in the Gospel of Mark

Damasci Syria (region): The region around Damascus

Damascus (settlement): A city in Syria.

Damiata (settlement): A city in the Nile Delta (Damietta)

Dan (river): A tributary of the Jordan River

Dauid ciuitas (quarter): A neighborhood within Jerusalem

Dauidis porta (building): One of the 4 gates in Jerusalem

Dauidis turris (building): in Jerusalem

Decapolis (region): A place

Delatacta (region): A plain between Mughan and Tabriz (name uncertain)

desertum magnum (region): The desert between Egypt and Filasṭīn where the Israelites wandered for forty years in the Exodus

desertum Maon (region): A wilderness in ancient Israel where David hid from Saul

Diospolis (settlement): A village in Filastin

Doch (fortification): A fortress near Jericho where Ptolemy the son of Abubus killed Simon Maccabeus

Domini tabula (unknown): A place outside Caesarea Maritima where Jesus was believed to have eaten with his disciples

domus panis (church): where Jesus taught his disciples the Lord's Prayer (Luke 11:1-4).

domus Pilati (building): A house in Jerusalem

domus Simonis leprosi (building): A house in Bethany, mentioned in the Gospels

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