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Artacoana (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 43 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.7160 decimal degrees |
| Long: 062 20 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 62.3330 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located north of Herat; originally the Areian capital; captured by Alexander the Great; was founding site and capital of Alexander's province here. |
Names: |
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| Artacoana (preferred,C,V)
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| Artacana (C,V)
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| Articaudna (C,V)
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| Chortacana (C,V)
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| Artacaena (C,V)
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| Ἀρτακόανα (C,V,Greek,U)
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| Ἀρτικαύδνα (C,V,Greek,U)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Herāt (province) (P) |
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Artacoana (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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founded 331 BCE |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| capital (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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Herat .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Afghanistan, Herāt) [7002243] |
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