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Thrace (historical region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 59 23 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.9898 decimal degrees |
| Long: 027 57 37 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.9606 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient and modern region on the eastern Balkan Peninsula; historically its borders have varied. early Thracians were related to the Illyrians; area was annexed by Vespasian in the 1st century; invaded by Goths, Huns and others; fell to Turks in 1361; now divided between Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria. |
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| Thrace (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Thrace (Latin,U)
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| Thrace (French,U)
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| Thráki (C,O,Greek (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Thrakian (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Thrakien (C,U,German)
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| Θράκη (C,U,Ancient Greek)
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| Thracia (H,V,Latin-P,U,N)
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| Tracia (H,O,Spanish)
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| Tracia (Italian-P,U,N)
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| historical region (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (H) |
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| former administrative division (C) |
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