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Didyma (historic site) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 23 04 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.3844 decimal degrees |
| Long: 027 15 27 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.2575 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient temple sanctuary on W coast of Asia Minor, seat of oracle & cult of Apollo; 6th-cen. temple was destroyed by Persia in 494 BC; oracle & cult were restored under Alexander the Great after 334 BC; new temple was begun ca. 300 BC, but not completed. |
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| Didyma (preferred,C,V,Ancient Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Didymi (C,V)
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| Didim (C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Yenihisar (C,V)
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| Branchidae (H,V)
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| Branchidai (H,V)
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| Yoran (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Aydın (province) (P) |
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Didyma (historic site) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| historic site (preferred, C) |
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first temple built in the 6th cen. BC |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| religious center (H) |
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| ancient site (C) |
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