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Isauria

British  
/ aɪˈsɔːrɪə /

noun

  1. an ancient district of S central Asia Minor, chiefly on the N slopes of the W Taurus Mountains

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Most Rev. Francesco Marchetti-Selvaggiani, 58, titular archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria, secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of Faith.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is bordered on its right by Isauria, which is equally fertile in vines and in many kinds of grain.

From The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens by Yonge, Charles Duke

Around it were the ever-restless marauders of Isauria.

From The Arian Controversy by Gwatkin, Henry Melvill

Therefore as time went on, and no foreign vessels went there any more, they quitted the sea-coast, and betook themselves to Lycaonia, a country which lies on the borders of Isauria.

From The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens by Yonge, Charles Duke

It included, in addition to Cilicia proper, Isauria, Lycaonia, Pisidia, Pamphylia and Cyprus, as well as a protectorate over the client kingdoms of Cappadocia and Galatia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

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