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Haifa (settlement)

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a city in Palestine

Names

  • Hebrew: כיפש = KYPŚ 1
  • Hebrew: החפר = HḤPR 2
  • Latin: Caipha 3
  • Latin: Cayfa 4
  • Latin: Cayphas 5
  • Persian: حیفا = Ḥayfā 6

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Event DescriptionDate
Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela 1-2 before c.1170c.117313th C1907
Events mentioned by Burchard of Mount Sion 5 c.1280c.128414th C1864
Events mentioned by Riccoldo da Montecroce 4 c. 1289c.129014th C1864
Events mentioned by Wilbrand of Oldenburg 3 1211-1212c.122216th C1864
Events mentioned by Nāṣir-i Khusraw 6 c. 1050circa 106510th C Hijrī/16th C CE2001

Sources

  • 1Haifa: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 31 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 2Hahepher: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 31 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 3Caipha: Wilbrand of Oldenburg, Peregrinatio, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), II 1, 1. [Latin].
  • 4Cayfa: Riccoldo da Montecroce, Liber Peregrinationis, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), III 2. [Latin].
  • 5Cayphas: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), II 1, VII 1, X 1.2.3, XIII 12. [Latin].
  • 6Haifa: Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Nasir-i Khusraw's Book of Travels, ed. Wheeler M. Thackston (Costa Mesa, Calif.: Mazda, 2001), 24-25 [Persian with English translation].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, et al., “Haifa” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/place/17168.

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  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue; matching from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor; and matching from Nāṣir-i Khusraw's travelogue
  • Liran Yadgar: place categorization; abstract; and categorization, matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Margaret Gaida: categorization from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
  • Mary Papadopoulos: categorization, matching, Persian collection and transliteration from Nāṣir-i Khusraw's travelogue
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