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Lisbon (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 43 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.7167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 009 08 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -9.1333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Largest city in Portugal; occupied by Romans from 250 BC until ca. 409 when city fell to Alani peoples; successively ruled by Suebi & Visigoths; taken by Moors 8th cen.; alternated between French & British rule during Peninsular War in early 19th cen. |
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| Lisbon (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Lisboa (C,V,Portuguese,U)
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| Lisbonne (C,O)
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| Lissabon (C,O,German,U)
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| Lisabon (C,O)
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| Felicitas Julia (H,V)
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............ | Roman |
| Lixbuna (H,V)
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............ | under Moorish rule |
| Luzbona (H,V)
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............ | under Moorish rule |
| Olisipo (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Olissibona (H,V)
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............ | under Moorish rule |
| Ulixbone (H,V)
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............ | under Moorish rule |
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Lisboa (national district) (P) |
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Lisbon (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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by tradition, was founded by Phoenicians ca. 1200 BC; visited by Carthaginian traders ca. 600 BC |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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since 1256 |
| district capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Portugal .......... (nation) |
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(World, Europe) [1000090] |
| capital of .... |
Portuguese Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World) [8711815] |
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