Takina

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Takina was a town of ancient Pisidia, now an archaeological site. [1] It may be the same town as the one called Gazena by Ptolemy and that called Tagena in the Ravenna Cosmography . [1]

Its site is located near the modern town of Yaralli (Yarışlı) in Burdur Province, Turkey. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Stillwell, Richard; MacDonald, William L.; McAllister, Marian Holland, eds. (1976). "Takina". The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Princeton University Press.

Coordinates: 37°35′47″N29°56′03″E / 37.596278°N 29.9341495°E / 37.596278; 29.9341495