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Turkey
Turkey
cave dwellings in Cappadocia
Anatolia
historical region, Asia
ancient Middle East
ancient Middle East
historical region, Asia
Caria
Caria
ancient district, Anatolia
Magnesia ad Sipylum
ancient city, Turkey

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Croesus
Croesus
king of Lydia
Pausanias
Greek geographer
Gyges
king of Lydia
Alyattes
king of Lydia
Eunapius
Greek historian

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