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Otrar (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 42 54 46 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.9136 decimal degrees |
Long: 068 20 34 E degrees minutes |
Long: 68.3438 decimal degrees |
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Note: Important medieval town with architectural remains of a hillfort and structures related to irrigation. The Turkic conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) died in Otrar in 1405. |
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Otrar (preferred,C,O)
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Otrār (C,V)
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Otyrar (C,V)
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Fārāb (C,V)
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Pārāb (C,V)
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Bārāb (C,V)
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Отрар (C,V,Russian,U)
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Отырар (C,V,Russian,U)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Otrar (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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historic site (C) |
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city (C) |
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