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Sbide was a town of ancient Cilicia and in the later Roman province of Isauria, inhabited in Roman and Byzantine times. [1]

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Its site is located near Yukarıçağlar, Asiatic Turkey. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 66, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Coordinates: 36°42′49″N32°47′51″E / 36.713636°N 32.797551°E / 36.713636; 32.797551

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