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Corinth (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 55 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.9167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 022 53 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 22.8833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was one of the most powerful cities of ancient Greece; settled in prehistoric times; modern city was founded by Dorian invaders; was important maritime power by 7th cen. BCE, & colonized widely; was destroyed several times by war & earthquakes, & rebuilt. |
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| Kórinthos (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Korinthos (C,V)
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| Corinthus (C,V)
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| Corinth (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Korint (NA,V,Turkish (transliterated),U)
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| Korinth (NA,V,German,U)
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| Κόρινθος (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| Arkhaía Kórinthos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Old Corinth (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Palaiá (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Palaiá Kórinthos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis (H,V)
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| Ephyra (H,O)
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| Paleakorinthos (H,O)
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Peloponnese (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Corinth (regional division) (P) |
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Corinth (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in Neolithic times, city founded in 9th cen. BC |
| city (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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