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Alabanda |
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City |
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Altitude:
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Region:
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Aegean |
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Province:
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Aydin |
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District:
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Çine |
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Village:
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Doganyurt |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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| Location: It is located where the Doganyurt Village; formerly Araphisar; is situated; 7 km west of the Çine District of the Aydin Province [Tirpan 1990a:171]. |
| Geography and Environment: Strabo records that Alabanda was situated in the saddle of two elevations; resembling a donkey with panniers [Strabo 14; 2; 26]. The city was founded at the skirt of the hills extending to a plain. |
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