seleucia

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seleucia - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Seleucia
  the sea-port of Antioch, near the mouth of the Orontes. Paul and
  his companions sailed from this port on their first missionary
  journey (Acts 13:4). This city was built by Seleucus Nicator,
  the "king of Syria." It is said of him that "few princes have
  ever lived with so great a passion for the building of cities.
  He is reputed to have built in all nine Seleucias, sixteen
  Antiochs, and six Laodiceas." Seleucia became a city of great
  importance, and was made a "free city" by Pompey. It is now a
  small village, called el-Kalusi.