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Phocaea
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Phocaea
Phocaea, or Phokaia was an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia. It was founded in the 1st millennium BC. The ancient ruins located in modern-day Foça in Izmir Province, Turkey.
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Country: Turkey
District: Izmir Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Greek
Later Cultures: Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine
Site Features: Hellenistic & Roman Monuments
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Elevation: 5 m
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