Thebe Hypoplakia (Ancient Greek: Ὑποπλακίη Θήβη, romanized: Hypoplakíē Thḗbē), also Placian Thebe (Ancient Greek: Πλακία Θήβη, romanized: Plakía Thḗbē), was a city in ancient Anatolia. Alternative names include Placia, Hypoplacia and Hypoplacian Thebe(s), referring to the city's position at the foot of Mount Placus, near the local village "Tepeoba".
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The Battle of Adramyttion occurred on 19 March 1205 between the Latin Crusaders and the Byzantine Greek Empire of Nicaea, one of the kingdoms established after the fall of Constantinople to the Fourth Crusade in 1204. It resulted in a comprehensive victory for the Latins. There are two accounts of the battle, one by Geoffrey de Villehardouin, and the other by Nicetas Choniates, which differ significantly.
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Edremit is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 682 km2, and its population is 167,901. It is situated a few kilometres inland from the Gulf of Edremit. The mayor of Edremit municipality is Selman Hasan Arslan.
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Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport, previously known as Balıkesir Edremit Körfez Airport, is an airport located south of Edremit in the Balıkesir Province of Turkey. The airport's name was changed to Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport in July 2012 by the Turkish Government.
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Zeytinli is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Edremit, Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,431. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
Zeytinli is between Akçay and Edremit. In the 1990s, with Akçay being recognized throughout the country as a holiday neighborhood, Zeytinli gained importance and developed its tourism sector. The district is named after the most important economic activity of the region, zeytin. The main Zeytinli neighborhood is on the foothills of Kazdağı. The coastline of Zeytinli has been developed with the construction of many summer houses. Zeytinli has a market and many shops known for selling olive oil.
Zeytinli hosts the Zeytinli Rock Festival, which saw around 90 artists perform in 2019, mostly from Turkey. These included Şebnem Ferah, Athena, Teoman and Selda Bağcan. The festival was attended by 32,000 people in 2019.
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Aureliopolis in Asia is both a Roman era city and a vacant titular see located in the ecumenical province of Asia, in what is today Turkey.
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