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![Hierarchy of Balıkesir (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Balıkesir (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 39 38 57 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.6492 decimal degrees |
Long: 027 53 10 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.8861 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on rising ground above fertile plain; lies on or very near the site of an ancient Roman town; was major center of Turkmen Karası emirate in the early 14th century; was absorbed into Ottoman Empire; has many early Ottoman inns and mosques. |
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Balıkesir (preferred,C,V,Turkish,U)
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Balikesir (C,V)
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Achyraus (C,V)
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Adrianouthērai (C,V)
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Balikesr (C,V)
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Balikesri (C,V)
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Bali-Kessir (C,V)
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Balukisu (C,V)
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Belikesir (C,V)
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Belikiser (C,V)
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Karassi (C,V)
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Hadrianutherae (H,V)
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............ | Roman name |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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Roman settlement was probably on this site; was prosperous center in early 14th century |
city (C) |
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provincial capital (C) |
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industrial center (C) |
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produces cotton textiles, rugs, flour, and leather goods |
regional capital (C) |
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