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Aurelia Neapolis

Ancient city · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
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Population
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Coordinates
37.690, 28.398
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: ancient city of Caria in modern-day Turkey

History

Aurelia Neapolis, or Neapolis, was an inland town of ancient Caria, between Orthosia and Aphrodisias, at the foot of Mount Cadmus, in the neighbourhood of Harpasa. During Roman times, it bore the name of Aurelia Neapolis.

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