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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