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Edirne (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 40 33 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.6757 decimal degrees |
| Long: 026 33 31 E degrees minutes |
Long: 26.5587 decimal degrees |
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Note: Attacked by Avars 586; taken by Bulgars in the 10th century; twice besieged by Crusaders; taken by Ottomans in 1362; subsequently used as stronghold for Ottoman expansion into European continent; under Russian occupation in 1829 and 1878. |
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| Edirne (preferred,C,V)
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| Adrianopel (C,V)
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| Adrianopoli (C,V)
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| Adrianoupolis (C,V)
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| Adrinople (C,V)
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| Ederné (C,V)
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| Adrianople (H,O)
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| Adrianopolis (H,V)
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| Hadrianople (H,O)
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| Hadrianopolis (H,V,Latin-P,U,N)
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............ | renamed after Roman emperor Hadrian who reconstructed & enlarged city ca. 125 |
| Odrin (H,V,Turkish,U)
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| Uskudama (H,V)
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............ | original name |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Edirne (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was important ancient center |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Ottoman Empire, 1413-1458 |
| regional capital (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Ottoman Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
| .................. |
(World) [7024412] |
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1360s-1453 |
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