Samaria, also called Sebaste, modern Sabasṭiyah, ancient town in central Palestine. It is located on a hill northwest […]

Moses ben Maimon, commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the acronym Rambam was a medieval […]

The Fergana or Ferghana Valley is a valley in Central Asia spread across eastern Uzbekistan, southern Kyrgyzstan and […]

Bactria, or Bactriana, was an ancient region in Central Asia. Bactria proper was north of the Hindu Kush […]