"Qinnasrin (Arabic: قنسرين; Syriac: ܩܢܫܪܝܢ, romanized: Qinnašrīn, lit. ´Nest of Eagles´), also known by numerous other romanizations[n 1] and originally known as Chalcis-on-Belus (Latin: Chalcis ad Belum; Greek: ...
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Χαλκὶς, Khalkìs), was a historical town in northern Syria. The town was situated 25 km (16 mi) south west of Aleppo on the west bank of the Queiq River (historically, the Belus) and was connected to Aleppo with a major road during Roman times.
Some scholars propose that the ruins of Qinnasrin are located at Al-Hadher to the east of the Queiq River, while Chalcis´ location[dubious – discuss] was at the modern Syrian village of Al-Iss, Aleppo Governorate to the west of the river. Others think that Qinnasrin has always been located at al-Iss from the Hellenistic to the Ayyubid period." - (en.wikipedia.org 12.12.2021)
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