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Cartagena (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 36 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.6000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 59 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.9833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Home of nation's main Mediterranean naval base; conquered by Publius Cornelius Scipio 209 BCE; sacked by Goths 425; used as naval base for Loyalists during Spanish Civil War 1936-1939; exports include olive oil, dried fruits, and minerals. |
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| Cartagena (preferred,C,V)
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| Al-Qartājanna (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| قرطاجنة (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| Carthago Nova (H,V,S)
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............ | Roman |
| Victrix Julia Nova (H,V)
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............ | name of Roman colonia |
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Murcia (province) (P) |
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Cartagena (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 3rd cen. BC by Carthaginian general Hasdrubal on site of ancient Iberian settlement |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| principality (H) |
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independent under Moors; taken by Ferdinand II of Castile 1243; brought back by Moors; captured by James I of Aragon 1269 |
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Related geographic places: |
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Cartera .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Europe, Spain, Andalusia, Cádiz province) [6001191] |
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