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Adıyaman (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 45 52 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.7644 decimal degrees |
| Long: 038 16 35 E degrees minutes |
Long: 38.2763 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in central Adıyaman province; Caliph Hārūn ar-Rashīd fortified the town; rulers have included the Turkmen Dulkadir dynasty, Byzantines & Seljuq Turks; made part of Ottoman Empire late 14th cen.; agricultural market. |
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| Adıyaman (preferred,C,V)
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............ | renamed 1926 |
| Adiaman (C,V)
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| Adityman (C,V)
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| Carbanum (C,V)
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| Hisnumansur (C,V)
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| Husnimansur (C,V)
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| Perre (C,V)
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| Pordonnium (C,V)
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| Ḥiṣn Manṣūr (H,V)
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| Hüsnümansur (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Adıyaman (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Umayyad Arabs, 8th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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Tille Höyük .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Turkey, Adıyaman) [7032505] |
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