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Denizli (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 46 27 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.7742 decimal degrees |
| Long: 029 05 15 E degrees minutes |
Long: 29.0875 decimal degrees |
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Note: Replaced ancient Laodicea as economic center when it was abandoned during Byzantine & Seljuq Turk wars 1100s; known by late Middle Ages for gardens, embroidery & woven products; fell to Ottoman Turks 1389; suffered damage from earthquakes 1710 & 1899. |
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| Denizli (preferred,C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Denzili (C,V)
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| Denizili (C,V)
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| Denisli (C,V)
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| Denislü (C,V)
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| Denizlu (C,V)
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| Antioch (H,O)
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| Antioch Cariae (H,O)
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| Antioch On Meander (H,O)
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| Lâdik (H,O)
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| Lādīq (H,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Denizli (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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established after nearby Laodicea was destroyed in Seljuk-Byzantine wars in 12th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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