Katakekaumene
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Katakekaumene or Catacecaumene (Greek: Κατακεκαυμένη) was a name for a district in Lydia (modern western Turkey), and a union of ten cities in the area, during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
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Katakekaumene | |
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Kula[1] | |
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Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
Coordinates | 38°34′38″N 28°31′12″E |
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The name means "burnt land"[2][3] or "burnt country",[4] referring to the pitch-black color of the lava[5] and the dormant volcanic belt of Kula,[6] which was first described by Strabo.[7] Strabo (Geographica, 12.8.19) reported that some place Katakekaumene as the site of the mythological battle between Zeus and the giant Typhon.