Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt due to its proximity to the ancient cities of Memphis, Giza and Fustat which are nearby to the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza.

Josephus identifies the Dead Sea in geographic proximity to the ancient Biblical city of Sodom.

Because they would have been in such close proximity to the actors, ancient Roman audiences would have wanted attention and direct acknowledgement from the actors.

The " terramare " ( marl earth ) were ancient villages in structural wood on pile-dwelling built according to a defined scheme and squared form, built on the dry land, generally in proximity of the rivers.

At the time, Mistra, a fortified town also called Sparta or Lacedaemon due to its proximity to the ancient city, was a center of arts and culture rivalling Constantinople.

One of the most important discoveries in recent times is that of the ancient skeletal remains dubbed " The Leanderthal Lady " because of its age and proximity to Leander, Texas.

Its proximity to the winter solstice ( December 25 on the Julian calendar ) was endowed with various meanings by both ancient and modern scholars ; for instance, the widespread use of wax candles ( cerei, singular cereus ) may refer to " the returning power of the sun's light after the solstice.

The latter was deliberately situated on Mount Zion in close proximity to David's Tomb, the symbol of ancient Jewish history and future redemption ( through the Messiah, son of David ).

These shared motifs are seen by some as indicative of an earlier proximity of the Caucasian peoples to the ancient Greeks, also shown in the myth of the Golden Fleece, in which Colchis is generally accepted to have been part of modern-day Georgia.

Because of its proximity to the ancient capital, references to Lake Biwa appear frequently in Japanese literature, particularly in poetry and in historical accounts of battles.

Similarly, it may denote only that the stone house was constructed in close proximity to an already ancient London Stone.

The historical framework of Senlis, with its ancient cobbled alleys and its proximity to Paris, made it a major destination for cinema.

The toponym is derived from the Old English for " home near a wood ", referring to its proximity to the ancient Bernwood Forest.

This was due to its proximity to the Gap of Ilmen, and Morgoth's evil cold, which emanated, in ancient times, from his place of dwelling, and lingered still into the Third Age.

Its name derives from ancient Egyptian nub, meaning gold, on account of the proximity of gold mines in the Eastern Desert.

A stone circle is an entirely different entity from a henge, and different also from an isolated monolith, yet sometimes these other types of ancient stone monuments are found in close proximity.

The name comes from the ancient belief that Sirius, also called the Dog Star, in proximity to the sun was responsible for the hot weather.

It rises in west central Turkey near Dinar before flowing west through the Büyük Menderes graben until reaching the Aegean Sea in the proximity of the ancient Ionian city Miletus.

They are characterised by their proximity to other ancient features such as enclosures, sunken lanes and farmsteads and are divided into a patchwork quilt of square plots rarely more than 2, 000 m² in area although larger examples are known ( e. g. Dorset and Wiltshire ).

The area of the present town has been inhabited since ancient times, due to its good soil and proximity to rivers.

Others claim that the name derives from its proximity to an ancient monastery, San Giovanni in Pergullis ( Saint John amongst the Pergolae ), a location surrounded by many vineyards.

Derives its name from a small white church in Kilmashogue, build in the proximity of an ancient Cairn ( which is a protected monument ).

It acquired its name from its proximity to the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes.

Archaeological excavations also point to the fact that previously in the near proximity of the area existed the old Miletan ( ancient Greek ) colony of Pontic Olbia, and the Greek colony of Alektor.

The township was historically named " Elmdene ", supposedly derived from the site's proximity to a woodland of elm trees which, at an earlier time, flourished in the bordering dene.

The siting on the comparatively small 1200 acre ( 5 km² ) estate in County Fermanagh was primarily due to its unspoilt rural location and natural beauty amongst ancient oak woodland and small lakes, yet with proximity to the market town of Enniskillen for the domestic labour necessary for a large mansion.

Owing to its proximity to Pinewood Film & TV Studios, Burnham and its surrounding areas ( in particular Burnham Beeches ) feature in numerous films, notably a number of the Carry On films from the 1960s and 70s.

The close proximity of Pinewood, Shepperton and Bray Studios and the outstanding natural beauty of the Beeches have made it a desirable filming location.

Moldova's proximity to the Black Sea gives it a mild and sunny climate.

It is home to swamps, prairies and mountains due to the foothills of the Appalachians which end in the county, the Coosa River basin, and its proximity to the Black Belt Prairie.

Elk City is also in close proximity to many other attractions in Western Oklahoma, including the Flying W Guest Ranch, Foss State Park, the Washita National Wildlife Refuge, Black Kettle National Grassland, the Wichita Mountains, the Antelope Hills, the Quartz Mountains, the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, and the Black Kettle Museum.

Given its location at the base of the Black Hills and its proximity to the High Plains, the climate in Spearfish is highly variable at any time of the year.

Tourism is also a major portion of the Rapid City economy, due to the proximity of Mount Rushmore, Sturgis, home of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Deadwood, and other attractions in the Black Hills.

In that period the town of Turaŭ was not only an important trade center within the Kievan Rus, due to its proximity to major trade routes running from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, but also one of the most important cities of the Rus among Kiev, Chernihiv, Novgorod, and Pereyaslav.

Despite the close proximity, many inhabitants of the Black Country resist hints at any relationship to people living in Birmingham, which may be called " Brum-a-jum " ( Birmingham's colloquial name is Brummagem, a corruption of its older name of Bromwichamand hence West Bromwich ) or Birminam ( missing the g and h out and saying it the way it's spelt ).

The area then continued to grow rapidly with many industries coming to the area because of its proximity to the Black Country and its coal reserves.

Due to its proximity to Pinewood Studios, Black Park was used for outdoor sequences in some of Hammer's Dracula films, a number of Carry On films, and in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger.

Due to Svaneti's close proximity to the Black Sea, the region is spared from the extremely cold winter temperatures that are characteristic of high mountains.

The position on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast provides for the nice weather, quietness and calmness of a country village and the proximity to the attractive resorts Nesebar ( world heritage site ) and Sunny Beach offers plenty of attractions and entertainment possibilities.

* In Season 3, Episode 20 of the television series The West Wing, ( titled " The Black Vera Wang "), Fort Point is the intended target of a foiled terrorist attack by Islamic fundamentalists, who are planning to attack the fort because of its proximity to the Golden Gate Bridge.

The climate is oceanic due to its close proximity to the Black Sea.

Due its close proximity to Philadelphia and New York City, Upper Black Eddy ( UBE ) is home to some famous celebrities.

This growth is said to be fueled by various factors such as the fast growing Black middle class, the close proximity to other large Gauteng cities, an already established and advanced infrastructure and much more.

Several members of the Council of Genetics — including his parents — are killed, with Maximus driven insane by his proximity to Black Bolt's use of his voice.

The Dutch linguist Frederik Kortlandt supports a model of Indo-Uralic in which the original Indo-Uralic speakers lived north of the Caspian Sea, and the Proto-Indo-European speakers began as a group that branched off westward from there to come into geographic proximity with the Northwest Caucasian languages, absorbing a Northwest Caucasian lexical blending before moving farther westward to a region north of the Black Sea where their language settled into canonical Proto-Indo-European ( 2002: 1 ).

Mount Carmel's close proximity to the Black P. Stones / El Rukn street gang may have also hurt their ability to attract students.

The city's location on the Rhine and proximity to the Black Forest give it a continental climate, particularly suited to viticulture.