Philadelphia (ancient cities)
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Philadelphia (Greek: Φιλαδέλφεια, /fi.la.ˈðɛl.fja/, "brotherly love") also refers to the following places:
- Amman, Jordan was once called Philadelphia during the Hellenic and Roman eras.
- Alaşehir, Turkey was known as Philadelphia, one of the seven churches of Asia in the Book of Revelation.
- Darb Gerza is an archeological site of a city called Philadelphia, now in the Al Fayyum Governorate of Egypt.
- See also List of traditional Greek place names.
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