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Trabzon (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 00 18 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.0050 decimal degrees |
| Long: 039 43 37 E degrees minutes |
Long: 39.7269 decimal degrees |
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Note: Furthest east of Greek settlements in antiquity; flourished under Romans; a stop along the ancient Silk Road; ravaged by Goths following their victory over troops of emperor Valerian around 257 CE; closest Byzantine port to Armenia; stronghold in emperor Justinian I's eastern campaigns. |
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| Trabzon (preferred,C,V)
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| Trebizond (C,V)
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| Atrabazandah (C,V)
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| Tarabazandah (C,V)
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| Tirabson (C,V)
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| Tirabzon (C,V)
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| Trapezund (C,V)
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| Trapezunt (C,V)
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| Trebisonda (C,V)
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| Trébizonde (C,V)
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| Trapezus (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Trabzon (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Trabzon (inhabited place) (P,H) 1204-1461 |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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probably established by colonists from Sinope, 756 BCE |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (B) |
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of Chaldia, 9th century |
| port (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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Black Sea Technical University established 1963 |
| regional capital (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Trebizond, Empire of .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Byzantine Empire) [7002632] |
| located on .... |
Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
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