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Iznik (Nicaea) was founded in 316 BC by Antigonos, general of Alexander the Great, and hosted the Bithynia, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations. It is one of the rare cities that preserves its urban grid plan with its steeply intersecting ancient streets called Cardo and Decumanus, city walls reaching 5 kilometers and city gates. The city, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, offers a different layer of history at every step.
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Iznik (Nicaea) was founded in 316 BC by Antigonos, general of Alexander the Great, and hosted the Bithynia, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations.
It is one of the rare cities that preserves its urban grid plan with its steeply intersecting ancient streets called Cardo and Decumanus, city walls reaching 5 kilometers and city gates.
The city, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, offers a different layer of history at every step.
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Iznik (Nicaea) was founded in 316 BC by Antigonos, general of Alexander the Great, and hosted the Bithynia, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations.
It is one of the rare cities that preserves its urban grid plan with its steeply intersecting ancient streets called Cardo and Decumanus, city walls reaching 5 kilometers and city gates.
The city, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, offers a different layer of history at every step.
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