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Soli
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Soli
Soli was an ancient city and port in Cilicia, in present-day Mersin Province, Turkey. It was a colony of Rhodes, founded about 700 BC. Soli was destroyed in the 1st century BC, and rebuilt by Pompey the Great. Thereafter, it was called Pompeiopolis.
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Country: Turkey
District: Mersin Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Greek
Later Cultures: Roman
Site Features: Roman Monuments
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