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Phrygia (general region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 28 48 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.4800 decimal degrees |
| Long: 030 45 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 30.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient district in west-central Asia Minor, now central Turkey; kingdom flourished 8th-6th century BCE; taken by Cimmerians 585 BCE, Alexander 333 BCE, Gauls 3rd century BCE, Romans 133 BCE (as Asia or Asiana); home of cult of the goddess Cybele. Roman province of Anatolia. |
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| Phrygia (preferred,C,V)
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| Phrygian (C,V,English,U,A)
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| Asia (C,O,English)
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| Asia (Spanish,U)
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| Asia (Italian,U)
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| Asien (C,U,German)
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| Asie (C,U,French)
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| Ασιανή (C,U,Ancient Greek)
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| Asiana (H,O)
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............ | Byzantine |
| Hellespontine Phrygia (H,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Phrygia (general region) (P) |
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| general region (preferred, C) |
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region established here ca. 1200 BCE |
| province (C) |
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| former administrative division (C) |
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| first level subdivision (H) |
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Gordium .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Turkey, Angora) [7002528] |
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