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Balıkesir (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 38 57 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.6492 decimal degrees |
| Long: 027 53 10 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.8861 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on rising ground above fertile plain; lies on or very near the site of an ancient Roman town; was major center of Turkmen Karası emirate in the early 14th century; was absorbed into Ottoman Empire; has many early Ottoman inns and mosques. |
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| Balıkesir (preferred,C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Balikesir (C,V)
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| Achyraus (C,V)
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| Adrianouthērai (C,V)
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| Balikesr (C,V)
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| Balikesri (C,V)
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| Bali-Kessir (C,V)
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| Balukisu (C,V)
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| Belikesir (C,V)
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| Belikiser (C,V)
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| Karassi (C,V)
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| Hadrianutherae (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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Roman settlement was probably on this site; was prosperous center in early 14th century |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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produces cotton textiles, rugs, flour, and leather goods |
| regional capital (C) |
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