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Amasra; Sesamos first known under the name of the city, 7th B.C It has a date ranging from centuries. In this period of dominance in the region after the Gasgas and Hittite city, for commercial purposes by Phoenician colony was used as a. After the short rule Phoenician cities of Miletus and the ion [...]

Bolu’s name
Still Bolu’s name was not found exactly where they come from. There are two claims related to the subject. The name of the oldest known "Bitiniyum". The first tribes of Thrace Anatolia was British. Then, as the Roman province, the Bolu’s name was "Kladyopolis". Later, as only the "Polis" have said. The Polis, in [...]

Amasya City Map

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The Name Of Amasya
There had been founder (ktistes) gods or heros in many Anatolian cities during the Prehistoric time. Amasya is one of them.
Amasya’s name is coming from “Amasseia”;The word Amaseia means “Ana” ( mother) and ‘Ama’ especially aims to “The Mother Goddess” and it is related with the ‘Ma’ expression which [...]

 Manisa City Map

 Manisa city is located western of Turkey. It lies in the valley of the Gediz River (ancient Hermus River), below Mount Sipylus (Manisa Dağı), 32 km northeast of Izmir. It was called Magnesia ad Sipylum in ancient times, and the Magnetes of Thessaly are thought to have been its first inhabitants in [...]