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Ereğli (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 16 55 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.2826 decimal degrees |
| Long: 031 25 04 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.4181 decimal degrees |
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Note: City built on an ancient port on the Black Sea; founded ca. 560 BCE by Megarian colonists. Was destroyed by Romans 1st cen. BC; captured ca. 1360 CE by Turks; developed as a trading center by the Genoese. According to Greek mythology, the cave guarded by the three-headed dog Cerberus is located near the town. It is the site of the largest modern iron & steel mills in the Middle East. Is called "Karadeniz Ereğli," meaning means "Black Sea Ereğli" to distinguish it from other places called Ereğli. |
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| Ereğli (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for Hercules |
| Ergeli (C,V)
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| Bender-Eregli (C,V)
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| Bender-Ereğli (C,V)
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| Karadenizereğlisi (C,V)
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| Karadeniz Ereğli (C,V)
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| Karadeniz Ereglisi (C,V)
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| Heraclea Pontica (H,V,S)
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............ | Latin name |
| Heraklea Pontica (C,V)
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| Heraclea Am Pontus Euxini (H,V)
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| Heraclea In Bithynien (H,V)
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| Heraklea (C,V)
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Ereğli (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded ca. 560 BCE by a colony of Megarians |
| town (C) |
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| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| Megarian (H) |
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