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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Adana · Alexandria

Place · 6k BCE

Adana

Also known as

Adana (Steed)
Adana City
Adana Merkez
Adana şəhəri
Adana(şəhər)
Adanija

Image illustrating Adana — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Adanasee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

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