| LC control no. | no 94010545 |
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| Geographic heading | Silifke (Turkey) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Turkey--Silifke |
| Variant(s) | Selefkeh (Turkey) Selefhek (Turkey) Seleucia (Mersin İli, Turkey) Selefke (Turkey) Σελεύκεια (Turkey) Seleukeia (Turkey) Seleucia on the Calycadnus (Turkey) Seleucia ad Calycadnum (Turkey) Seleucia Cilicia (Turkey) Seleucia in Cilicia (Turkey) Seleucia Isauria (Turkey) Seleucia in Isauria (Turkey) Seleucia of Isauria (Turkey) Seleucia Trachea (Turkey) Seleucia Tracheotis (Turkey) |
| Special note | Non-Latin script reference not evaluated. |
| Found in | Van de Waal, E. De ontwikkeling van een Turks district, 1978: t.p. (Silifke) Lippincott (Silifke, Icel province, Turkey; previously also Selefkeh) Col. gaz. online, Sept. 10, 2001 (Silifke; anc. Seleucia Trachea or Saleucia Tracheotis; town, S. Turkey, on Goksu; formerly also spelled Selefhek [sic]; there are ruins of the ancient town) GEOnet, Sept. 10, 2001 (Silifke--PPL, 36°22ʹN 33°56ʹE, variants: Seleucia, Selefkeh, Selefke; İçel İli) Wikipedia, Aug. 19, 2010 (Silifke (Selefke; Greek: Σελεύκεια = Seleukeia, Seleucia or Seleukeia) is a town and district in south-central Mersin Province, Turkey; Silifke was formerly called Seleucia on the Calycadnus (Latin: Seleucia ad Calycadnum)--variously cited over the centuries as Seleucia [in] Cilicia, Seleucia [in,of] Isauria, Seleucia Trachea, and Seleucia Tracheotis. The ancient city of Olba or Olbasa, Olbia, Ourbanopolis was also within the boundaries of modern day Silifke; 36°22ʹN 33°56ʹE) |
| Geographic area code | a-tu--- |
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