Cilicia
ancient region of Asia Minor
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Summary
Cilicia is a region[1]. Cilicia ranks in the top 8% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,756 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Turkey[3]
- Instance of: area[4], historical region[5]
- Named after: Cilix[6]
- Commons category: Cilicia[7]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1375[8]
- Located in/on physical feature: Anatolia[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cilicia[10]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[11], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Pauly–Wissowa[15]
- Category for people born here: Q130754629[16]
- Category for people who died here: Q108662514[17]
- Different from: Cilicia Satrapy[18]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Cilicia[19]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Cilicia include Cilicia[20], a Roman province[21], in Ancient Rome[22] and Kilikia F.C.[23], an association football club[24], in Armenia[25], founded in 1992[26], headquartered in Yerevan[27].
Why It Matters
Cilicia has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Cilicia is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for Cilicia include Cilicia[20], a Roman province[21], in Ancient Rome[22] and Kilikia F.C.[23], an association football club[24], in Armenia[25], founded in 1992[26], headquartered in Yerevan[27].