HIRA  , the See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of an Arabian See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom, founded in the 2nd See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century A.D., on the western edge of See also:

• IRAK

Irak, was situated at 32° N., 44° 20' E., about 4 M . S.E. of See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• NEJEF, or MESHED

Nejef, by the Sa'ade See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

canal, on the See also:

• SHORE

shore of the See also:

• BAHR

Bahr Nejef or Assyrium Stagnum . Its See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings governed the western shore of the See also:

• LOWER

lower See also:

• EUPHRATES (Babylon. Purattu, Heb. Perath, Arab. Frdt or Furst, Old Pers. Ufratu, Gr. Eb4 parrls)

Euphrates and of the See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian Gulf, their kingdom extending inland to the See also:

• CON

con-fines of the See also:

• NEJD

Nejd . This Lakhmid kingdom was more or less dependent, during the four centuries of its existence, on the See also:

• SASSANIAN

Sassanian See also:

• EMPIRE

empire, to which it formed a sort of buffer See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state towards See also:

• ARABIA

Arabia . After the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Kadesiya and the See also:

• FOUNDING (from Lat. fundere, to pour)

founding of See also:

• KUFA

Kufa by the See also:

• ARABS

Arabs, Hira lost its importance and See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell into decay . The ruin mounds covering the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient site, while extensive, are insignificant in See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance and give no indications of the existence of important buildings .