Pamukova

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Pamukova
Coordinates: 40°31′N30°10′E / 40.517°N 30.167°E / 40.517; 30.167
CountryFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Province Sakarya
Area
[1]
  District360 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [2]
   Urban
17,301
  District
27,527
  District density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Climate Csa

Pamukova is a town and district of Sakarya Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The mayor is Ibrahim Guven Ovun (SP). The town has been identified as the Byzantine assembly place of Malagina. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "İl ve İlçe Yüzölçümleri" [Provincial and District surface area](PDF) (in Turkish). Harita Genel Komutanlığı. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Kontogiannis, Nikos D. (June 2022). Byzantine Fortifications Protecting the Roman Empire in the East. Pen & Sword Books. ISBN   9781526710277 . Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. Foss, Clive (1990), "Byzantine Malagina and the Lower Sangarius", Anatolian Studies, British Institute at Ankara, 40: 161–183, doi:10.2307/3642800, JSTOR   3642800, S2CID   191380626