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Perperek (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 40 58 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.6833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 025 27 57 E degrees minutes |
Long: 25.4667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient megalithic site and possibly the site of the sanctuary and oracular shrine dedicated to Dionysus of the Bessi. Human activity in the area dates from ca. 5,000 BCE through the Byzantine period. |
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| Perperek (preferred,C,V)
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| Perpericon (C,V)
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| Perperikon (C,V,S)
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| Перперикон (C,V,Bulgarian,U)
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| Περπερικον (C,V,Greek,U)
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Perperek (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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inhabited from ca. 5000 BCE |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| castle (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| religious center (H) |
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| Iron Age (H) |
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| Thracian (H) |
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| megalithic site (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| near/adjacent to .... |
Gorna Krepost .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Bulgaria, Kŭrdzhali) [7593936] |
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