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Melampagos

Western Asia

Melampagos was a town of ancient Aeolis, in what is now Turkey. It is known from epigraphic evidence, including decrees dated to the 5th century BC that establish boundaries between Melampagos and the nearby city of Heraclea. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Latitude
38.5657 degrees north 1
Longitude
27.1606 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 4
Sources
1. Melampagos (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
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latitude 38.5657, longitude 27.1606
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.5657,27.1606
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 674.0
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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 38.75, 27.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.75, 27.25
38.75 27.25 Csa
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Istanbul; TR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Europe/Istanbul; TR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Europe/Istanbul 1:55:52 - LMT 1880 ... 2:00 EU EE%sT 2016 Sep 7 3:00 - %z
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Melampagos (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Melampagos (Ancient Greek: Μελανπάγος) was a town of ancient Aeolis.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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