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Çanakkale (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 09 20 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.1555 decimal degrees |
| Long: 026 24 46 E degrees minutes |
Long: 26.4127 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located northeast of Çanakkale city; Thracians occupied ancient city after Trojan War until settlement by Milesians with permission of Gyges king of Lydia ca. 700 BCE; one end of bridge which Xerxes' army crossed when invading Greece 480 BCE; later became toll station. |
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| Çanakkale (preferred,C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Abydus (C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Abydos (C,V)
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| Chanak (C,V)
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| Chanaq (C,V)
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| Dardanelles (C,V)
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| Kale-Sultanie (C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Abydus Asiae (H,V)
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| Nagara Point (H,V)
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| Nazara Point (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Çanakkale (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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was very ancient settlement |
| archaeological site (C) |
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first identified in 1675 |
| inhabited place (H) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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