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Ankara (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 54 42 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.9117 decimal degrees |
| Long: 032 50 25 E degrees minutes |
Long: 32.8403 decimal degrees |
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Note: Conquered by Alexander the Great in 334 BCE; made part of Roman Empire by emperor Augustus 25 BCE; around 1073 taken by Seljuq Turks, who were driven out by Crusader Raymond IV of Toulouse in 1101; seized by second Ottoman sultan Orhan 1356. |
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| Ankara (preferred,C,V)
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| Anguriyah (C,V)
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| Ankura (C,V)
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| Engüri (C,V)
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| Ancyra (H,O)
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............ | ancient |
| Angora (H,O)
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| Ankyra (H,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Ankara (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Galatia (general region) (P) |
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Ankara (inhabited place) (P,H) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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site has been inhabited since Paleolithic Age, possibly earlier |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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since 1923 |
| provincial capital (C) |
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of the Roman province of Galatia, from 25 BCE |
| industrial center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Galatia .......... (general region) |
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(World, Asia, Turkey) [7016662] |
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from 25 BCE |
| capital of .... |
Turkey .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [1000144] |
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