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Akhtopol (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 06 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.1000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 027 57 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.9500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Akhtopol is an ancient town located on the Black Sea in southeastern Bulgaria. Placed amid groves of walnuts, figs, and pomegranates, it is a popular seaside resort and is also noted as a fishing port. |
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| Akhtopol (preferred,C,V)
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| Ahtopol (C,V)
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| Ahtombulu (H,V,Turkish (transliterated),U,N)
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............ | Turkish name (derived from Agathopolis), used until 1913 |
| Agathopolis (H,V)
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............ | named after Byzantine captain Agathon, who rebuilt town after its destruction by Huns |
| Peronticus (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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............ | Roman name |
| Aulikon (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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............ | name of Greek trading station here |
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Akhtopol (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a Thracian settlement |
| town (C) |
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| fishing community (C) |
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