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Mokata

Ancient city · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
41.613, 32.170
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: populated place in ancient Paphlagonia

History

Mokata was an inland town of ancient Paphlagonia inhabited during the Hellenistic period. Its name does not occur in ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic and other evidence.

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