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Tlemcen (former nation/state/empire) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 52 40 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.8783 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 18 54 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.3150 decimal degrees |
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Note: Berber kingdom ruled by the Ziyyanids, also the name of its capital. Formed after the fall of the Almohads (1248 CE) and covered much of present-day northern Algeria. The kingdom was annexed by the Marinids in the late 13th century and came under Ottoman rule in the 1550s. |
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| Tlemcen (preferred,C,V,display)
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| Tlemcen, Zayyanid Kingdom of (C,V)
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| Zayyanid Kingdom of Tlemcen (C,V)
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| Wilaya de Tlemcen (C,U,O)
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| AG15 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Département de Tlemcen (C,U)
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| ولاية تلمسان (C,U,Arabic-P)
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| تلمسان (C,U,Arabic)
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Tlemcen (former nation/state/empire) (P) |
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| former nation/state/empire (preferred, C) |
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13th-16th centuries |
| kingdom (H) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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Tlemcen .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Algeria, Tlemcen) [7016576] |
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