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Pithoi

Ancient city · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
38.240, 32.213
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Why it was abandoned

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

History

Pithoi was a town of ancient Lycaonia, inhabited in Byzantine times. The name does not occur among ancient authors but is inferred from epigraphic and other evidence.

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