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'City of Gladiators' disinfected against virus
'City of Gladiators' disinfected against virus
Turkish authorities have disinfected the historical city of Stratonikeia as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. (AA Photo)
The city in the Aegean province of Muğla was included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2015. Also known as the “City of Gladiators,” the historical site was important in the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantium and Anatolian periods as well as the Ottoman period.
Municipal workers disinfected the excavation area and historic structures, including the Turkish bath from the Seljuk era and the Şaban Ağa Mosque.
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