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Pontic Olbia

Eastern Europe

Pontic Olbia is an archaeological site of an ancient Greek city on the shore of the Southern Bug estuary in Ukraine, near the village of Parutyne. Its harbor was one of the principal trading posts on the Black Sea, exporting grain, fish, and slaves to Greece.

Facts
Population
15,000 1
Founding Year
647 BCE to 646 BCE 2
Founding Year
700 BCE to 601 BCE 3
Latitude
46.7 degrees north 1
Longitude
31.9 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 4
Climate Zone
Continental 5
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 6
Sources
1. Pontic Olbia (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 15,000
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 46.7, longitude 31.9
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2. Wikipedia (Ukrainian): Ольвія
Wikipedia (Ukrainian)Lead
Quote, Lead
заснована вихідцями з Мілета в 647-646 р. до н. е.
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3. Pontic Olbia (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The Hellenic city was founded in the 7th century BC by colonists from Miletus.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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4. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 46.7,31.9
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 41.0
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5. 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 46.75, 31.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 31.75
46.75 31.75 Dfb
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6. GeoNames: Parutyne - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 697953, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.64 km)
Quote, cities500 record 697953, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.64 km)
46.70538 31.89709 P PPL UA 16 4806 4806013 1996 24 28 Europe/Kyiv
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