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AMASIA

Volume 2 · 67 words · 1842 Edition

an ancient town of Turkey, in Natolia, and birth-place of Strabo the geographer. It is the residence of a bashaw, and gives its name to the province where it is situated, which produces the best wines and fruits in Natolia. It is seated near the river Iris or Casalmack, and was anciently the residence of the king of Cappadocia. Long. 36. 10. E. Lat. 39. 33. N.