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Férrai (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 53 44 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.8956 decimal degrees |
| Long: 026 10 12 E degrees minutes |
Long: 26.1700 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was ancient center that controlled E end of a pass leading from Pharsalos; was home of mythological Admetus, whose son is in the story of the Trojan war; tyrant rulers of the town controlled Thessaly in the 4th cen. BC. |
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| Férrai (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Férai (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Pherrai (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Pherai (C,V)
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| Pherae (C,V)
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| Velestino (C,V)
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| Velestinon (C,V)
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| Féres (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Évros (regional division) (P) |
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Férrai (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in prehistoric times |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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