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ID: 7030448
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7030448
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Büyüknefes (inhabited place)  Büyüknefes (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 39 51 30 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 39.8583  decimal degrees
Long: 034 31 06 E  degrees minutes   Long: 34.5183  decimal degrees

Note: Ancient city founded by the Eastern Galatian Trocmi tribe. The ancient city of Büyüknefes, was the capital and trade center for this civilization; situated on the Yozgat-Haydarbeyli road. Ruins such as pillars, statues, stone carvings, a paved road, burial grounds and pools still exist. These ruins are believed to be the city known as Tavium or Tavia.

Names:
Büyüknefes (preferred,C,V)
Buyuknefes (C,V)
Tavia (H,V)
Tavium (H,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Turkey (nation)  ........  Turkey (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Yozgat (province)  ............  Yozgat (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Büyüknefes (inhabited place)  ................  Büyüknefes (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)
village (C)
ruined settlement (C)
trade center (H)
Byzantine (H)

Sources and Contributors:
Büyüknefes..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2004-2008) accessed 2 November 2004
.......................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Buyuknefes..........  [VP]
.......................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2004-2008) Accessed 4 November 2004
Tavia..........  [VP]
..............  New Catholic Encyclopedia [online] (2002-) accessed 2 November 2004
Tavium..........  [VP]
.................  New Catholic Encyclopedia [online] (2002-) accessed 2 November 2004
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  New Catholic Encyclopedia [online] (2002-) accessed 2 November 2004
..................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2004-2008) accessed 4 November 2004; accessed 2 November 2004; Accessed 4 November 2004
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -740816
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Catholic Encyclopedia Online (1999) "Tavium," accessed 4 November 2004
..........  Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture (2004) "Museums and Ancient Cities," accessed 4 November 2004

 

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