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Arabic toponymy in the territory of al-Bayḍāʾ / al-Qubba (Cyrenaica, Libya)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Jesus Lorenzo Jimenez
Jesus Lorenzo Jimenez*
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Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Chieti, Italy.
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Abstract

Toponymic records are a useful tool for establishing initial discriminating criteria before undertaking an archaeological survey of a given territory. This study deals with a series of toponyms in an area located in the region of Cyrenaica which are characterised by containing several terms, the first of which refers to anthropic elements related to some forms of settlement, in particular the forms qaṣr, sīra and qarya. First, a semantic study of the toponyms was conducted and then they were incorporated into a geographic information system (GIS) with a 3D base map, which provided information on their location and their relationship with the physical environment.

إن المخطوطات المختصة بعلم أسماء البلدان أداة مفيدة في إيجاد معايير مُميزة مبدئية قبل البدء بمسح أثري لأي موقع معين . تختص هذه الدراسة بسلسلة من أسماء المواقع التي توجد في منطقة سيرينيكا والمتميزة بإحتواءها على عدة مصطلحات، أولها يشير إلى عوامل إنسية مرتبطة بنوع من أنواع الإستيطان وبالأخص القصروالسيرة والقرية. أولاً، قمنا بدراسة دلالات الألفاظ لأسماء البلدان وتم إدراجها في نظم المعلومات الجغرافية مع خريطة ثلاثية الأبعاد وفرت معلومات عن موقعها وعلاقتها بالبيئة الفيزيائية.

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Libyan Studies , Volume 47 , November 2016 , pp. 167 - 180
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Copyright © The Society for Libyan Studies 2016 

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