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Liman Tepe (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 21 48 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.3630 decimal degrees |
| Long: 026 46 33 E degrees minutes |
Long: 26.7750 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the Bay of Izmir, noted as one of the oldest known artificial harbors in the Aegean. Was an important settlement from the Early Bronze Age (3rd mill. BCE) to the classical period, when it was part of the Greek city Klazomenai. Noted for underwater 300-foot stone breakwater, traces of a pier jutting out from the breakwater, and a series of stratified harbor floors, including one dating to the sixth century BCE. |
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| Liman Tepe (preferred,C,V,S)
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............ | meaning "harbor mound" |
| Limantepe (C,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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İzmir (province) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| underwater site (C) |
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| former structure (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| Aegean (H) |
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| Early Bronze Age (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| moved to .... |
Klazümen .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Türkiye, İzmir) [5003764] |
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