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Sakarya (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 46 50 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.7806 decimal degrees |
| Long: 030 24 12 E degrees minutes |
Long: 30.4033 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was an important center on ancient military road to Istanbul; was ruled by Ottomans from early 1300s; noted for Roman bridge built in reign of Justinian. |
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| Sakarya (preferred,C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Ada Bazar (C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Adapazarı (C,V,Turkish,U)
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............ | since late 18th cen. |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Sakarya (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was an ancient center |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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processing sugar beets is main industry |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for wheat, fruits & vegetables |
| regional capital (C) |
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