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Myndus

Western Asia

Myndus, also spelled Myndos, was an ancient Dorian colony of Troezen on the coast of Caria in Asia Minor, sited on the Bodrum Peninsula a few miles northwest of Halicarnassus. The site is now occupied by the modern village of Gümüşlük.

Facts
Founding Year
640 BCE 1
Founding Year
640 BCE 1
Latitude
37.054722 degrees north 2
Longitude
27.228056 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 5
Sources
1. Wikipedia (Turkish): Myndos
Wikipedia (Turkish)Article text: founding statement
Quote, Article text: founding statement
Ege Denizi ile Akdeniz 'in kesişme noktasında bulunan kent, MÖ 640 yılında Anadolu 'nun en eski medeniyetlerinden Lelegler tarafından kurulmuştur.
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2. Myndus (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 37.054722, longitude 27.228056
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 37.0547,27.2281
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 16.0
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4. 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 37.25, 27.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.25, 27.25
37.25 27.25 Csa
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5. 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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Wikidata: Myndus
Wikidata Q18823111, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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