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Place

Niš

Also known as

Grad Niš
Morla Kuqe
Naiso
Naisso
Naissos
Naissos

Image illustrating Niš — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Nišsee Wikimedia Commons

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in countryFederal Republic of Yugoslavia1992 CE
in countryFirst Bulgarian Empire681 CE

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