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Marāgheh (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 25 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.4167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 046 13 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 46.2167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located S of Tabrīz; developed quickly after Arab conquest in 7th cen.; ruined by Mongols in 1221; briefly ruled by Russia in 1828; located in a fruit-growing area; exports dried fruit; ruins of an observatory from 1259 CE lie W of the town. |
Names: |
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| Marāgheh (preferred,C,V,O,Persian-Farsi (transliterated)-P)
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| Maragheh (C,V)
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| Marāghah (C,V)
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| Maragha (C,V)
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| مراغه (C,V,Persian-Farsi,U)
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| Marāghen (C,U,Persian-Farsi)
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| مراغه (C,U,Persian-Farsi-P)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Īrān (nation) (P) |
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Marāgheh (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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since at least by 7th cen. |
| town (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Hülegü, 13th cen. |
| seat (C) |
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