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Pieria (Syria)

Coordinates: 36°06′N 35°54′E / 36.1°N 35.9°E / 36.1; 35.9
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In Classical times Pieria was the southern area of the Amanus Mountains, a part of the province of Roman Syria. Cities included Seleucia Pieria and Pinara. Today it is part of Turkey.

References

  • William Metcalf (23 February 2012). The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage. Oxford University Press. p. 478. ISBN 978-0-19-530574-6.

36°06′N 35°54′E / 36.1°N 35.9°E / 36.1; 35.9