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Amasya · Alexandria

Place

Amasya

Also known as

Akarere k’Amasya
Amaasiya
Amas(e)ia
Amasea
Amasea
Amasea

Image illustrating Amasya — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Amasyasee Wikimedia Commons

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Connected to

birthplace ofSelim I1470 CE
in countryTurkey1923 CE
birthplace ofAdil Candemir1917 CE
birthplace ofAmirdovlat of Amasia1420s CE
continentAsia
place of death ofAsterius of Amasea335 CE
birthplace ofBasiliscus2nd c. CE
place of death ofCleonicus2nd c. CE
place of death ofDukakinzade Ahmed Pasha15th c. CE
birthplace ofErol Çevikçe1937 CE
place of death ofFikri Sönmez1938 CE
birthplace ofİbn Tanrıverdi1410 CE

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