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Amasya (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 39 12 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.6533 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 49 59 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.8331 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located SW of Samsun; became a free city when taken by Romans under Pompey 65 BC; was early home of Ottoman sultans; was birthplace of the geographer Strabo ca. 60 BC; noted for medieval mosques & a library. |
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| Amasya (preferred,C,V)
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| Amasiyah (C,V)
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| Amasea (H,V)
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| Amaseia (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Amasia (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Pontus (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Amasya (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was thriving city in Roman times |
| town (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Greek Pontus kingdom, 4th cen. BC-1st cen. AD |
| metropolis (H) |
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title received under Romans, 2nd cen. |
| regional capital (C) |
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