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Sozopol (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 23 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.3833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 027 42 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.7000 decimal degrees |
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Note: The town of Sozopol on the Black Sea in the region of Burgas in Bulgaria was first settled ca. 620 BCE by Ionian Greeks. Under the name Apollonia it became an important center for the trade in northern European products such as amber, salt, and iron. It was the site of a celebrated Sanctuary of Apollo, and then the seat of a bishop during Byzantine Empire. The modern seaport handles fish from the Black Sea and enjoys a burgeoning tourist industry. |
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| Sozopol (preferred,C,V,Bulgarian,U,N)
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| Sozopolis (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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| Apollonia (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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| Apollonia Pontica (H,V)
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| Apollonia Del Ponto (H,V,Italian,U,N)
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Sozopol (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was an Ionian colony |
| port (C) |
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| fishing community (C) |
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| colony (H) |
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