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Pessinus
Ancient name for the modern Turkish village of Ballıhisar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pessinus (Greek: Πεσσινούς or Πισσινούς) was an Ancient city and archbishopric in Asia Minor, a geographical area roughly covering modern Anatolia (Asian Turkey). The site of the city is now the modern Turkish village of Ballıhisar, in a tributary valley of the Sakarya River on the high Anatolian plateau at ca. 950 m above sea level, 13 km from the small town of Sivrihisar. Pessinus remains a Catholic (formerly double) titular see.
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Πεσσινούς | |
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Location | Ballıhisar, Eskişehir Province, Turkey |
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Region | Phrygia |
Coordinates | 39.331448°N 31.583280°E / 39.331448; 31.583280 |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Periods | Hellenistic to Medieval |
Site notes | |
Condition | In ruins |
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