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Kastoria (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 31 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.5167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 021 16 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 21.2667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was captured by Romans in 200 BC; Anglo-Saxon garrison of Byzantine Empire held it when Norman adventurer Robert Guiscard captured it in 1083; held by Serbs in 14th cen.; occupied by Turks 1385-1912; was fur trading center in 17th century. |
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| Kastoría (preferred,C,V)
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| Kastoria (C,V,English-P)
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| Kastoriá (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Castoria (C,O)
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| Kesrie (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| קסטוריה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Celetrum (H,V)
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............ | ancient name |
| Justianopolis (H,V)
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............ | Roman name |
| Kesrieh (H,O)
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............ | Turkish name |
| Kesriyeh (H,O)
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Kastoria (regional division) (P) |
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Kastoria (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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