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Neapolis (Thrace)

Southern Europe

Neapolis was an ancient Greek city located in Edonis, a region of ancient Thrace that later became part of Macedon. The site lies near the modern city of Kavala.

Facts
Founding Year
667 BCE to 635 BCE 1
Latitude
40.935 degrees north 2
Longitude
24.415 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. Neapolis (Thrace) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Neapolis was founded by colonists from Thasos, perhaps around the middle of the 7th century BC.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Neapolis (Thrace) (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
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latitude 40.935, longitude 24.415
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 40.935,24.415
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 49.0
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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 40.75, 24.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 24.25
40.75 24.25 Csa
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5. GeoNames: Kavála - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 735861, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.85 km)
Quote, cities500 record 735861, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.85 km)
40.93959 24.40687 P PPLA2 GR ESYE11 14 9012 54027 34 Europe/Athens
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