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Besancon (inhabited place) |
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Lat: 47 14 56 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.2488 decimal degrees |
Long: 006 01 05 E degrees minutes |
Long: 6.0182 decimal degrees |
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Note: Taken by Julius Caesar in 58 BCE; Roman ruins here include an arch of Marcus Aurelius, aqueduct, and amphitheater. It became a free imperial city in 1184; French since 1674. Besançon was fortified by the engineer Vauban in the 17th century. It is a center for the watch and clock industries. |
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Besançon (preferred,C,V)
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Besancon (C,V,English-P)
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Becoinson (C,V)
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בזנסון (C,U,Hebrew )
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Bisontii (H,V)
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Vesontio (H,V)
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............ | ancient, chief town of Sequani Gauls |
Visontio (H,V)
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Besancon (inhabited place) (P) |
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Gaul (historical region) (P) |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since early Iron Age |
city (C) |
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department capital (C) |
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commercial center (C) |
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industrial center (C) |
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educational center (C) |
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archiepiscopal see (C) |
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since the 2nd century |
archaeological site (C) |
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capital (H) |
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of Franche-Comté, 1676 |
regional capital (C) |
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