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Nich (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 20 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.3333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 021 54 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 21.9000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Nisava River; Roman military center; birthplace Constantine the Great; bishopric, held at various periods by Ottoman Empire, Bulgarians, Hungarians & Turks; Serbian in 1878, taken by Germans in 1915 & 1941; passed to Russia 1944. |
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| Niš (preferred,C,V)
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| Nis (C,O)
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| Nish (C,O)
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| Nissa (C,O)
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| Nich (C,U,English-P)
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| ניש (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Naissus (H,O)
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............ | ancient |
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Nich (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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probably Celtic settlement, mentioned by Ptolemy in "Guide to Geography," as important place in 2nd cen. |
| city (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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for textiles, electronic equipment, food processing, locomotives, tobacco, & beer |
| educational center (C) |
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university founded in 1965; modern cardiovascular medical center established in 1977 at the Niska Banje spa |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| episcopal see (H) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Serbia from 1878 until 1901 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| near/adjacent to .... |
Mediana .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Europe, Serbia, lost & found/Serbia) [8716207] |
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