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İzmit (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 46 01 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.7669 decimal degrees |
| Long: 029 55 01 E degrees minutes |
Long: 29.9169 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was capital of Bithynia kingdom & Diocletian's eastern capital; declined during Byzantine period; taken by Ottomans in 1326; today is base of the nation's paper industry; also produces cement, textiles, phosphate & tires; site of an oil refinery. |
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| İzmit (preferred,C,V)
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| Izmit (C,V)
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| Kocaeli (C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Cocaeli (C,V)
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| Ismit (C,V)
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| Isnimid (C,V)
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| Izmid (C,V)
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| Kodja-Eli (C,V)
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| Koja-Ili (C,V)
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| Astacus (H,V)
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............ | original name, 8th cen. BC |
| Nicomedia (H,V)
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............ | replaced ruined old city ca. 264 BC; constructed by Nicomedes I of Bithynia |
| Nikomedeia (H,V)
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| Olbia (H,V)
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............ | possible original name, 8th cen. BC |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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İzmit (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a Megarian city, established in 8th cen. BC |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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