ANCIENT LOCATIONS OF NESTORIAN CHURCHES
For a list of today’s Church Locations, send an email to info@nestorian.org
(from The Times Atlas of World History, London: Times Books, 1978 and
Moffett, A History of Christianity in Asia, San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1992)
Patriarchate
- Seleucia-Ctesiphon (to 800)
- Baghdad (after 800)
Metropolitan Sees
Mesopotamia/Persia
- Arbela
- Azerbaijan
- Bardaa
- Basrah
- Beth-garmai
- Halwan
- Jundishapur
- Karkh
- Kashkar
- Mosul & Ninevah
- Nisibis & Armenia
- Rai
- Rewardashir
- Tabriz
- Tripoli (Syria) & Jerusalem
China
- Hsi-an-fu (Xi'an)
- Khanbalik (Beijing)
- Tangut (Tibet)
India
Transoxiana/Turkestan
- Bukhara
- Herat
- Kashgar
- Khotan
- Merv
- Navekath
- Samarkand
Bishoprics/Episcopal Sees
Mesopotamia/Persia
- Edessa
- Hirah
- Isfahan
- Margha
- Nishapur
- Tirhan
- Tus
Arabia
- Beth Katraye (Oman)
- Najran
- Sana
- Socotra
China
- Kan-chou (Shandan?)
- Ning-hsia (Ningxia)
- Ta-t'ung (Taiyuan)
- Yang-chou (Changzhou?)
Transoxiana/Turkestan
- Almalyk (Yining/Gulja)
- Balkh
- Cambaluc (Karamay?)
- Kara-Khoja (Urumchi?)
- Kumul (Hami)
- Turfan
Other Churches
Arabia
China
- Chen-chiang (Shanghai)
- Ch'eng-tu (Chengdu)
- Ch'uan-chou (Quanzhou)
- Hang-chou (Hangzhou)
- Hsi-ning (Xining)
- Kuang-chou (Guangzhou)
- Tun-huang (Dunhuang)
India
- Bombay
- Cranganore
- Kottayam
- Quilon
Transoxiana/Turkestan
Other Early Patriarchates
- Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox)
- Artashat (Armenian Orthodox)
- Antioch
- Constantinople (Eastern/Byzantine Orthodox)
- Damascus (Syrian Orthodox)
- Jerusalem
- Rome (Catholic)
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REGION
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CITY/AREA
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BISHOP
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METROPOLITAN
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PERSIA
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Seleucia-Ctesiphon
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??
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410
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PERSIA
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Bardaa
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10th cent.
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PERSIA
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Basrah
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7th cent.
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PERSIA
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Erbil
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7th cent.
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PERSIA
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Halwan
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10th cent.
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PERSIA
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Jundishapur
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7th cent.
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10th cent.
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PERSIA
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Karkh
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7th cent.
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PERSIA
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Kashkar
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7th cent.
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PERSIA
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Mosul
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10th cent.
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PERSIA
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Mukar
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10th cent.
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PERSIA
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Nisibis
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7th cent.
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PERSIA
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Rewardashir
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7th cent.
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PERSIA
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Rai
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7th cent.
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PERSIA
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Taurisium (Tabriz)
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10th cent.
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PERSIA
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Ahwaz
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Bakerda
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Dakuka
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Destesana
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Drangerda
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Hira
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Honita
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Isfahan
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Maalta
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Maiperkat
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Ninevah
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Nishapur
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Sciaarchadate
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Segestan
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Singara
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7th cent.
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PERSIA
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Susa
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7th cent.
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|
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PERSIA
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Suster
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7th cent.
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PERSIA
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Tarurisium
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7th cent.
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CHINA
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Hsi-an-fu (Xi'an)
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8th cent.
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CHINA
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Khanbalik (Beijing)
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1248
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CHINA
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Ch'uan-chou (Quanzhou)
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8th and 13th cent.
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CHINA
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Ta-t'ung (Taiyuan)
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13th cent.
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CHINA
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Tangut (Tibet)
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781
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???
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CHINA
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Yang-chou (Changzhou?)
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13th-14th cent.
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INDIA
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Gandispur
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628-643
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INDIA
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Patna
|
|
1222
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INDIA
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Ceylon
|
6th cent.
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INDIA
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Kalyana
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6th cent.
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INDIA
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Socotra
|
11th cent.
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
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Java
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??
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SYRIA/PALESTINE
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Damascus
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10th cent.
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SYRIA/PALESTINE
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Jerusalem
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835
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1065
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TURKESTAN
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Herat
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4th cent.
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628-643
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TURKESTAN
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Merv
|
|
399-410
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TURKESTAN
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Samarkand
|
410-415 / 628-643
|
628-643
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TURKESTAN
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Bukhara
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8th cent.
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TURKESTAN
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Navekath
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10th cent.
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TURKESTAN
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Khotan
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??
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TURKESTAN
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Kashgar
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??
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1176-1190?
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TURKESTAN
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Hephthalite Huns
|
539
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TURKESTAN
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Kumul (Hami)
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13th cent.
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TURKESTAN
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Turfan
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13th cent.
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TURKESTAN
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Almalyk (Yining/Gulja)
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??
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Date
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Metropolitans
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Bishops
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|
410
|
5
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38
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424
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6
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54
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650
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9
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96
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