Katakekaumene

Katakekaumene
Katakekaumene
Kula
	Burnt lands of the Katakekaumene.
Highest point
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Coordinates	38°34′38″N 28°31′12″E / 38.57722°N 28.52000°E
Geography
	Katakekaumene Manisa Province, Turkey

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.

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.

Decapolis

Cities of the ancient decapolis included:

References

^ Patricia Erfurt-Cooper, Volcanic Tourist Destinations (Springer Science & Business Media, 8 August 2012)| pages 100–101.
^ Hastings, James, ed. (2004). A Dictionary of the Bible (Part III: O — Pleiades). Vol. III. The Minerva Group. p. 830. ISBN 978-1410217271.
^ "Turkey's UNESCO-recognized Kula Volcanic Geo-park awaits nature travelers". Daily Sabah. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^ Daubner, Frank (26 October 2012). "Katakekaumene". doi:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah14146. ISBN 9781444338386. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Earth Sciences – Kula Volcanic UNESCO Global Geopark (Turkey)". UNESCO Global Geoparks. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
^ E. Akdeniz. "SOME EVIDENCE ON THE FIRST KNOWN RESIDENTS OF KATAKEKAUMENE (BURNED LANDS)". Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry. 11 (1): 69–74.
^ The American Journal of Science, Volume 38 (Kline Geology Laboratory, Yale University., 1840 ) p207.
^ Philadelphia in Lydia.
^ W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 24 Jun. 2010 ) p132.

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[1] Patricia Erfurt-Cooper, Volcanic Tourist Destinations (Springer Science & Business Media, 8 August 2012)| pages 100–101.

[2] Hastings, James, ed. (2004). A Dictionary of the Bible (Part III: O — Pleiades). Vol. III. The Minerva Group. p. 830. ISBN 978-1410217271.

[3] "Turkey's UNESCO-recognized Kula Volcanic Geo-park awaits nature travelers". Daily Sabah. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

[4] Daubner, Frank (26 October 2012). "Katakekaumene". doi:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah14146. ISBN 9781444338386. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

[u-5] "Earth Sciences – Kula Volcanic UNESCO Global Geopark (Turkey)". UNESCO Global Geoparks. Retrieved 2017-04-08.

[6] E. Akdeniz. "SOME EVIDENCE ON THE FIRST KNOWN RESIDENTS OF KATAKEKAUMENE (BURNED LANDS)". Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry. 11 (1): 69–74.

[7] The American Journal of Science, Volume 38 (Kline Geology Laboratory, Yale University., 1840 ) p207.

[8] Philadelphia in Lydia.

[9] W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 24 Jun. 2010 ) p132.

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