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Bodrum (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 03 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.0500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 027 28 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.4667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Gökova Körfezi, opposite the Greek island of Kos; site of ancient city famed for the tomb of King Mausolus (351 BCE), one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world; modern town was developed by the Crusading Order of Hospitallers in 15th cen. |
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| Bodrum (preferred,C,V)
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| Budrum (C,V)
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| Halicarnassus (H,V)
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| Halikarnassos (H,V)
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| Halikarnassus (H,V)
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| Halicarnassos (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Muğla (province) (P) |
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Bodrum (inhabited place) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Caria (former nation/state/empire) (P) |
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Bodrum (inhabited place) (P,H) Halicarnassus was part of Caria in ancient times |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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traditionally founded by Dorians ca. 1000 BC; modern town is built on ancient ruins |
| town (C) |
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| seaport (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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widely excavated by CT Newton 1856-1857 & by A Biliotti 1865, the famous "Mausoleum" is now in the British Museum |
| tourist center (C) |
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| cultural center (H) |
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flourished in ancient times, was birthplace of historian Herodotus (5th cen. BC) |
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