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Odessa (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 030 46 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 30.7667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Dniester river on Odessa Bay; was probably site of a Greek colony; Tatars established a fortress here in 14th cen.; part of Lithuania-Poland; passed to Turkey in 1764; was Russian from 1791; expanded in 19th cen.; severely damaged in WW II. |
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| Odessa (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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............ | named in 1795, after ancient Greek colony that was on or near this site |
| Odesa (C,V)
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| אודיסה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Istrianorum Portus (H,V)
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| Khadzhibey (H,V)
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............ | name of Tatar fortress established here in 14th cen. |
| Odessos (H,V)
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............ | name of ancient Greek colony that was probably on or near this site |
| Ordas (H,V)
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| Ordyssos (H,V)
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Odessa (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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said to be on site of Milesian Greek colony from ca. 800 BC; modern city dates from establishment of Tatar fortress 14th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| seaport (C) |
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was an ancient port, modern commercial port was built in 1794 |
| industrial center (C) |
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most factories lie N of port along the waterfront or on western outskirts, they produce fertilizer, paints & consumer goods |
| educational center (C) |
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| shipbuilding center (C) |
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| petroleum refining center (C) |
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| naval base (C) |
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| fortified settlement (C) |
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modern fortification was built in 1790s |
| transportation center (C) |
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long was a hub for road & river traffic, center for railroad traffic since 1866 |
| mining center (C) |
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| fishing community (C) |
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| political center (H) |
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was important in labor movement of 19th cen.; site of abortive revolution of 1905 & mutiny on Potemkin battleship |
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