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Klazomenai
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Klazomenai

Ancient city · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
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Coordinates
38.358, 26.768
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: древнегреческий город на западном берегу Малой Азии

History

Klazomenai or Clazomenae was one of the 12 cities of ancient Ionia. It is located at the south coast of Smyrna Gulf, Ionia, and a member of the Ionian League. It was one of the first cities to issue silver coinage. Its ruins are now located in the modern town Urla near İzmir in İzmir Province, Turkey.

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