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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

They had possession of the coast of the Hellespont and Bithynia; and were found in Phrygia, Isauria, and the neighbouring parts of Asia Minor.

From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal

It included at one time all Cilicia, with many cities of Syria and the ancient Armenia Minor, of Isauria and Cappadocia.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

The converted Goth or the renegade Persian, the half-civilized mountaineer from Isauria, the Copt and Syrian and Armenian were all welcomed in the army or civil service, if only they had ability.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick

Not merely great centres like Constantinople or Jerusalem, but out-of-the-way tracts in Cappadocia and Isauria, are full of his buildings.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick

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