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Khersones (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 36 42 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.6110 decimal degrees |
| Long: 033 29 36 E degrees minutes |
Long: 33.4930 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient Greek colonial settlement founded in 6th century BCE by settlers from Heraclea Pontica, on the southwestern Crimean Peninsula, west of Sevastopol'. For the larger area of the colony, use "Krym (general region)." |
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| Khersones (preferred,C,V)
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| Chersonesus (C,V,LC,S)
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| Chersonesos (C,V)
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| Chersonese (C,V,LC)
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| Cherson (C,V)
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| Korsun (C,V)
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| Chersonēsos (C,V)
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| Chersonesus Heracleotica (C,V)
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| Χερσόνησος (C,V,Ancient Greek,U)
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| Херсонес (C,V,Russian,U)
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| Херсонес (Ukrainian,U)
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| Χερσών (C,V,Greek,U)
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| Корсунь (C,V,Slavic (transliterated),U)
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| Chersonesus Taurica (C,V)
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| Khersones Tavricheskiĭ (C,V)
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| Khersones Tavriĭsʹkyĭ (C,V)
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Khersones (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| historic site (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| ruins (C) |
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| World Heritage Site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| colonial settlement (H) |
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| Ancient Greek (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Crimea .......... (general region) |
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(World, Europe, Ukraine, Crimea Oblast) [7010345] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Sevastopol' .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Ukraine, Sevastopol', Misto) [7012057] |
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