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ID: 1059625
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1059625
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Soroca (inhabited place)  Soroca (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 48 09 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 48.1500  decimal degrees
Long: 028 18 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 28.3000  decimal degrees

Note: Located on the right bank of the Dniester river; was a colony of Genova; site of fortress and castle built by Stephen the Great of Moldavia in 15th century; was held at various times by Poles, Russians, and Turks; is a market for fruit, corn, and tobacco.

Names:
Soroca (preferred,C,V)
Soroki (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Moldova (nation)  ........  Moldova (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Raionul Soroca (raion)  ............  Raionul Soroca (raion) (P)
Hierarchy of Soroca (inhabited place)  ................  Soroca (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  was established as a Genoese colony in the Middle Ages
town (C)
agricultural center (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Soroca..........  [VP Preferred]
.................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1132
Soroki..........  [VP]
.................  Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-167
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
..................  Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-167
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1132
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Getty Vocabulary Program rules

 

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