Modern locations of places in the Bible:

Al Abbasiyah

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Also Called	Qaryat al Abbasiyah
Latitude, Longitude	36.431730, 43.194590
Type	settlement
Point Precision	8 km
Coordinates Sources	GeoNames Rand McNally Bible Atlas (1910): page 96
General Location Notes	Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010) (Halah): “northeast of Nineveh” Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000) (Halah): “northeast of the Assyrian heartland [Nineveh])” NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (2018): “northeast of Nineveh” IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000) (1Chr 5:26): “8 miles northeast of Nineveh”
Precise Coordinates Notes	this point is a settlement, not a tell, but I couldn’t locate a tell with this name; it approximately matches the point at Rand McNally Bible Atlas (1910) (page 96) and lies along a route to Dur Sharrukin, which Radner, Dur-Šarruken (2012) places in Halahha
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Biblical places associated with Al Abbasiyah

Halahha: medium confidence
Halah: medium confidence

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Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019 (modified)

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