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Eskihisar (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 46 04 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.7678 decimal degrees |
| Long: 029 24 42 E degrees minutes |
Long: 29.4118 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was ancient Macedonian colony named after Stratonice, wife of Antiochus I of Syria; home of Chrysaoric League (a federation of villages of Caria); ruins have not been unearthed systematically; preserved structures include a theater and a prostyle temple. |
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| Eskihisar (preferred,C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Eski Hisar (C,V)
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| Eski Hissar (C,V)
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| Eskihiser (C,V)
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| Chrysaoris (H,V)
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............ | Carian town that preceded Stratonicea |
| Stratonicea (H,V)
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............ | ancient Macedonian colony established in early 3rd cen. by Syrian King Antiochus I |
| Stratonicea Cariae (H,V)
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| Stratoniceia (H,V)
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| Stratonikeia (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
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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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founded in the early 3rd cen. BC |
| village (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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