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Cappadocia (general region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 036 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 36.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient kingdom, province, and region of indefinite size north of the Taurus Mountains in what is now eastern central Turkey; held by Hittites; colonized by Assyria; satrapy of Persia in the 6th century BCE; independent kingdom 3rd century BCE; was an important ally and client of Rome; annexed as a Roman province in 17 CE; remained a bulwark of the Byzantine Empire until the 11th century. |
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| Cappadocia (preferred,C,O,English)
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| Cappadocia (Italian,U)
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| Cappadocian (C,O)
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| Kapadokya (C,V,English,U)
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| Capadocia (C,U,Spanish)
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| Cappadoce (C,U,O,French)
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| Kappadokien (C,U,German)
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| Καππαδοκία (C,U,Ancient Greek)
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| Katpatuka (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Cappadocia (general region) (P,H) until the 11th century |
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inhabited since ancient times |
| kingdom (H) |
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| province (H) |
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of Roman Empire from 17 CE |
| former administrative division (C) |
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| first level subdivision (H) |
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