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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79892" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79892" /> == | ||
<p> A seaport of [[Turkey]] in Asia, situated on a narrow isthmus connecting with the mainland the rocky headland of Cape [[Sinope]] which projects into the | <p> A seaport of [[Turkey]] in Asia, situated on a narrow isthmus connecting with the mainland the rocky headland of Cape [[Sinope]] which projects into the Black Sea, 350 m. NE. of Constantinople; possesses two fine harbours, naval arsenal, Byzantine ruins, etc.; an ancient Greek town, the birthplace of Diogenes, and capital of Mithridates; it was captured by the Turks in 1461, who themselves in 1853 suffered a disastrous naval defeat in the Bay of Sinope at the hands of the Russians. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_61084" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_61084" /> == | ||
