Cappadocia
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Her first eclipse, seen in 2006 from a cave in Cappadocia, Turkey, made Whitman Check hyperventilate and her husband cry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
It is possible that from Cappadocia, Greek may have also spread northwards towards Pontus.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
The Turkish Hoteliers Federation told Reuters thousands of rooms had been allocated in resorts such as Antalya, Alanya, Marmaris, Fethiye, Bodrum as well as İzmir and Cappadocia.
From Reuters ● Feb. 9, 2023
Gossipy and funny, the letter-writers compete in coming up with recondite or punning names for themselves — Fritz of Cappadocia, Mel Kizzadeck, Onopodius of Nicea, Marshall Law, Calypso, Countess von Klattensmund-Hallensmund.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2018
At the time when Crœsus attacked him, Cyrus certainly did not intend to proceed to the West beyond the borders of Cappadocia.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Max Duncker
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