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Eskihisar (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 40 46 04 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.7678 decimal degrees |
Long: 029 24 42 E degrees minutes |
Long: 29.4118 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was ancient Macedonian colony named after Stratonice, wife of Antiochus I of Syria; home of Chrysaoric League (a federation of villages of Caria); ruins have not been unearthed systematically; preserved structures include a theater and a prostyle temple. |
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Eskihisar (preferred,C,V,Turkish,U)
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Eski Hisar (C,V)
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Eski Hissar (C,V)
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Eskihiser (C,V)
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Chrysaoris (H,V)
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............ | Carian town that preceded Stratonicea |
Stratonicea (H,V)
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............ | ancient Macedonian colony established in early 3rd cen. by Syrian King Antiochus I |
Stratonicea Cariae (H,V)
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Stratoniceia (H,V)
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Stratonikeia (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
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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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founded in the early 3rd cen. BC |
village (C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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