Misis

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Misis is an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, historically known as Mopsuestia, which was an important settlement in the Cilicia region through Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times.

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Misis canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalExcavations 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemainsFrom Byzantine period ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
hasCulturalLayer Late Antiquity ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalStatus bishopric in Late Antiquity ⓘ
hasFindType architectural remains ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
mosaic floors ⓘ
hasNameEtymology derived from Mopsuestia ⓘ
hasNearbyModernSettlement Yakapınar neighborhood ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificance early Christian center ⓘ
hasRole important settlement in Cilicia ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance control of Ceyhan River crossing ⓘ
hasStructureType bridge ⓘ
churches ⓘ
city walls ⓘ
mosaics ⓘ
hasTopography settlement on a low hill by the river ⓘ
heritageType cultural heritage site ⓘ
historicalName Mopsuestia ⓘ
knownAs Mopsuestia ⓘ
locatedEastOf Adana city center ⓘ
linked to: Adana
locatedIn Adana Province ⓘ
Cilicia ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod Byzantine period ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
locatedNear Adana ⓘ
Yakapınar ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Ceyhan River ⓘ
locatedOnRoute historic Cilician plain routes ⓘ
partOf Cilicia region ⓘ
linked to: Cilicia
presentIn modern-day Turkey ⓘ
linked to: present-day Turkey
region Mediterranean Region of Turkey ⓘ
wasUnderRuleOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
various medieval powers in Cilicia ⓘ

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