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Gascogne (historical region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 0.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Historical region in southwestern France; part of Roman Aquitania Tertia; settled in 6th century CE by Basques from south of the Pyrenees; conquered by the Franks, who founded the duchy of Gascony; linked to Aquitaine in 11th century; until 1789, was part of the gouvernement of Guienne et Gascogne. |
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| Gascogne (preferred,C,V)
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| Gascony (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Gascogna (C,O)
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| Gaskogne (C,O)
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| Gascon (C,V,English,U,A)
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| Vasconia (H,V)
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| Wasconia (H,V)
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| historical region (preferred, C) |
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| region (geographic) (C) |
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| general region (C) |
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| province (H) |
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17th-18th centuries |
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Related geographic places: |
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| historical connection .... |
Guyenne .......... (general region) |
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(World, Europe, France) [4004675] |
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