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Vize
by User Vmenkov, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by User Vmenkov, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by Sinan Şahin, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Vize
Vize, ancient Bizye, is a town located in Kırklareli Province, Turkey. The city served as capital for the ancient Thracian Kingdom un the 1st millennium BC. The town has some ancient Roman buildings (the Fortress and the Amphitheatre) in addition to a perfectly preserved Byzantine Church of Haghia Sophia dating back to the 5th or 6th century AD.
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Country: Turkey
District: Kırklareli Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Thracians
Later Cultures: Roman + Byzantine
Site Features: Roman & Byzantine Monuments
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