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Elegeia

Ancient city · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
39.947, 41.120
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Why it was abandoned

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History

Elegeia was a city of ancient Armenia located in modern Erzurum Province in northeastern Turkey; several important episodes between the Roman Empire, Armenia and the Parthians took place there.

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