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Nicaea
Nicaea
Nicaea or Nicea, Modern Iznik, was an ancient city located in northwestern Anatolia in Bursa Province, Turkey. It was founded in the 1st millennium BC. By the 4th century AD, Nicaea was a large and prosperous city, and a major military and administrative centre. Emperor Constantine the Great convened the First Ecumenical Council there, and the city gave its name to the Nicene Creed.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Bursa Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Greek
Later Cultures: Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: İznik
Date of Submission: 2014
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