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Sagunto (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 41 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.6833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 16 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.2667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on a mountain overlooking the Palancia river; traditionally was founded by Greek colonists from Zákinthos; captured by Hannibal 219 BCE, causing Second Punic War; taken by Romans and reconstructed as a stronghold. |
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| Sagunto (preferred,C,V)
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| Sagunt (C,V)
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| Arse (H,V)
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............ | Iberian name, meaning "high fortress" |
| Murbiter (H,V)
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............ | Moorish |
| Murviedro (H,V)
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............ | until 1877 |
| Saguntum (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
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Sagunto (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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of Iberian origin |
| town (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
............ |
exports citrus fruits |
| archaeological site (C) |
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noted for acropolis & ruins of temples of goddesses Diana & Venus |
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