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Bilecik (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 08 31 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.1419 decimal degrees |
| Long: 029 58 46 E degrees minutes |
Long: 29.9793 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ottoman leader Osman I took the city from Byzantines in 1298; was occupied by Greek troops & suffered great damage during Turkish War of Independence 1919-1922; modern section of town is on Ankara-Istanbul rail line. |
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| Bilecik (preferred,C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Agrilium (C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Belocome (C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Bilejik (C,V,Turkish,U)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Bilecik (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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