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Alexandria Troas
(Encyclopedia) Alexandria TroasAlexandria Troastrōˈăs [key], ancient Greek seaport city, Mysia, NW Asia Minor, called Troas in the Bible. It was important under the Greeks and Romans.Trogyllium
(Encyclopedia) TrogylliumTrogylliumtrōjĭlˈēəm [key], promontory, W Asia Minor, jutting out into the Aegean Sea just S of Samos. The Acts of the Apostles reports that St. Paul stopped there.Simoïs
(Encyclopedia) SimoïsSimoïssĭmˈōĭs [key], small river, NW Turkey, a tributary of the Scamander. It was the scene of many legendary events of Asia Minor, particularly during the siege of Troy.East Indies
(Encyclopedia) East Indies, name formerly used for the Malay Archipelago, but also more restrictively for Indonesia and more widely to include SE Asia. It once referred chiefly to India.Anatolia
(Encyclopedia) AnatoliaAnatoliaănˌətōˈlēə [key] [Gr.,=sunrise], Asian part of Turkey, usually synonymous with Asia Minor.Chelyuskin, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Chelyuskin, CapeChelyuskin, Capechĭly&oomacr;ˈskĭn [key], northernmost point (lat. 77°43′N) of Asia, Krasnoyarsk Territory, N central Siberian Russia. It is named after the Russian…Fortune, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Fortune, Robert, 1813–80, British botanist. He traveled in Asia for the Royal Horticultural Society and later for the East India Company and brought back to England a number of…Angren
(Encyclopedia) AngrenAngrenən-gryĕnˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 131,970), in the Tashkent region, Uzbekistan. The largest lignite-mining center in Central Asia, it was developed during and after World…Thyatira
(Encyclopedia) ThyatiraThyatirathīˌətīˈrə [key], ancient city of Lydia, now Akhisar, Turkey. It was one of the Seven Churches in Asia and was known for its purple dye (Acts 16.14).Tralles
(Encyclopedia) TrallesTrallestrălˈēz [key], ancient Carian city, W Asia Minor. It is the modern Aydin, Turkey.Trending
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