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Gaziantep (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 03 34 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.0594 decimal degrees |
| Long: 037 22 57 E degrees minutes |
Long: 37.3825 decimal degrees |
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Note: Under occupation of British 1919 & French until 1921 when it was a base of Turkish nationalist resistance against occupation of Europeans; neighboring region produces wine, halvahs, baklava, pekmez, aniseed, tobacco & pistachio nuts. |
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| Gaziantep (preferred,C,V)
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............ | renamed by Mustafa Kemal, 1922 |
| Aintab (C,V)
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| Antep (C,V)
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| Ayıntap (C,V)
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| Gazi-Ayintap (C,V)
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| Ayıntab (H,V)
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............ | under Ottomans, early 16th cen. |
| Hamtap (H,V)
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............ | medieval |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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excavations indicate settlement early 4th mill. BC |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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