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Goncalı (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 50 49 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.8470 decimal degrees |
| Long: 029 06 58 E degrees minutes |
Long: 29.1161 decimal degrees |
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Note: City of ancient Phrygia; according to Pliny, this site was previously occupied by a place called Diospolis (City of Zeus); Christianity introduced during lifetime of St. Paul; population established new town nearby at Denizli during Seljuk-Byzantine wars. |
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| Goncalı (preferred,C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Laodicea (C,V)
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| Laodikeia (C,V)
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| Diospolis (H,V)
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| Eski Nissar (H,V)
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| Goncali (H,V)
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| Laodicea ad Lycum (H,V)
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| Laodicea Cariae (H,V)
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| Laodicea on the Lycus (H,O)
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| Laodicea Phrygia (H,V)
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| Laodiceia (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Goncalı (deserted settlement) (P) |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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founded by Antiochos II of Syria in honor of his wife Laodice between 261 & 253 BC; declined in 12th cen. |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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