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Astacus (Bithynia)

Western Asia

Astacus, also called Olbia, was an ancient city in Bithynia whose site lies near the modern town of Başiskele in Turkey.

Facts
Founding Year
712 BCE 1
Founding Year
712 BCE 1
Latitude
40.714558 degrees north 2
Longitude
29.928794 degrees east 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 4
Sources
1. Wikidata: Astacus (Bithynia)
  • Wikidata Q4810504, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q4810504 P571
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2. Astacus (Bithynia) (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    -0712-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 40.714558, longitude 29.928794
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 29.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 29.75
40.75 29.75 Csa
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4. GeoNames: Karşıyaka - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 747912, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.57 km)
Quote, cities500 record 747912, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.57 km)
40.6936 29.94154 P PPL TR 41 9548074 3221 112 Europe/Istanbul
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