Peraia

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Peraia (Greek: Περαία, Latin: Peræa), also written as Perea, has the meaning of territory on the mainland in front of an island and constituting part of its state, and may refer to any of several places, including:

in Greece

Peraia (Pella), Greece, a village in the Pella prefecture
Peraia (Thesssaloniki), Greece, a suburban city in the southcentral part of the Thessaloniki Prefecture

in the Middle East

Perea (Holy Land), a region of Ancient Israel east of the Jordan river

in Asia Minor

Peræa Rhodiorum, later Kaunos or Caunus, an ancient city of Caria, now located near Dalyan, Muğla Province, Turkey

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