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Eskişehir (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 46 36 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.7767 decimal degrees |
| Long: 030 31 14 E degrees minutes |
Long: 30.5206 decimal degrees |
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Note: Site of Seljuq Turk defeat by Crusaders in 1097; under rule of Ottomans late 13th century; most of city destroyed during Turkish War of Independence 1919-1922; produces textiles, sugar, bricks, cement, chemicals and equipment for railroads. |
Names: |
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| Eskişehir (preferred,C,V)
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| Eskishehir (C,V)
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| Eski-Shehr (C,V)
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| Eskishehr (C,V)
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| Eski-chéhir (C,V)
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| Eskischehir (C,V)
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| Eski Shahr (C,V)
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| Eski Shehir (C,V)
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| Eski shehr (C,V)
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| Dorylaeum (H,V)
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............ | ancient Phrygian city near present site |
| Dorylaion (H,V)
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| Daraulīya (H,V)
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| Karaca Hüyük (H,V)
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| Karacahüyük (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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current city was probably founded as a settlment around the hot springs in Byzantine period |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Karaca Hüyük.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 9 March 2020 |
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