Angora
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Angora is the former Western name for Ankara, the capital city of modern Turkey.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former name
ⓘ
historical place name ⓘ |
| associatedWithAnimalBreed |
Angora cats
ⓘ
surface form:
Angora cat
Angora goat ⓘ Angora rabbit ⓘ |
| associatedWithTextile |
angora wool
ⓘ
mohair ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Turkey ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Ancyra ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Ankara ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Battle of Ankara ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageContext | Latinized toponyms ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Galatia
ⓘ
Phrygia ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | provincial center of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Anatolia Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Anatolia
Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| modernName | Ankara ⓘ |
| notableNearbyAncientSite | Ancyra ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Ankara
ⓘ
surface form:
Ankara (as capital name)
|
| refersTo | Ankara ⓘ |
| renamingCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodUsed |
Ottoman period
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman era
before 20th century ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Western European languages ⓘ |
| wasRenamedAs | Ankara ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.