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Gallipoli (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 03 20 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.0556 decimal degrees |
| Long: 017 58 35 E degrees minutes |
Long: 17.9764 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was considered by ancients to be of Greek origin; by tradition, was founded by the Lakedaimonian Leukippos, for whom it was an important port; according to Pliny, it was called Anxa under the Messapians; taken from Byzantines by Normans in 1071. |
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| Gallipoli (preferred,C,V)
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| Anx (H,V)
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| Anxa (H,V)
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| Callipolis (H,V)
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| Kallipolis (H,V)
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Apulia (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Lecce (province) (P) |
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Gallipoli (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was an ancient center |
| town (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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| fortified settlement (H) |
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was Byzantine fortress; was more heavily fortified by Charles I of Anjou, king of Naples 1266-1285 |
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