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IntersectionLieuAntiquité–XIXe siècle

Region: Turquie (Cilicie)

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Tarsus is an ancient city of Cilicia, in southern Turkey, known as the birthplace of the apostle Paul. A Jewish presence is attested there since Antiquity and continued under Ottoman rule, in a city at the crossroads of the Orient and the Mediterranean.

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This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Tarse (Tarsus) give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

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Sources & resources

  • Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic WorldBrill
  • Encyclopaedia Judaica2e éd., Keter/Macmillan

Notable figures of this place

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