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Nîmes (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 50 02 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.8338 decimal degrees |
| Long: 004 21 35 E degrees minutes |
Long: 4.3596 decimal degrees |
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Note: Situated at the foot of barren hills, the Monts Garrigues, in a plain of vinyards. It was the capital of a Gaulish tribe; taken by Rome in 121 BCE, it became a chief city of Roman Gaul. It was plundered by Vandals and Visigoths in the 5th century. It was occupied by Saracens until 737, and then was under the counts of Toulouse in the 10th century. It joined the French crown territories in 1229. It was a Protestant stronghold in the 16th century; it was the scene of an uprising in 1815. It is noted for well-preserved Roman buildings and artifacts. |
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| Nîmes (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Nîmes (French,U,N)
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| Nimes (C,V)
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| Nemausus (H,O)
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............ | ancient name, named after Nemausus, the genie of a sacred fountain |
| Nismes (H,O)
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Occitanie (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Nîmes (inhabited place) (P) |
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Gaul (historical region) (P) |
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Nîmes (inhabited place) (P,H) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Greek colonists |
| city (C) |
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founded by Augustus |
| department capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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site of many Roman ruins |
| capital (H) |
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of Gaulish tribe that submitted to Rome 121 BCE |
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