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Justinianopolis

ancient Cappadocian city, Turkey

Also known as: Mocissus

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identification with Kirşehir

In Kırşehir
It may have been Justinianopolis (Mocissus), which, under the 6th-century Byzantine emperor Justinian I, was a major town in the ancient district of Cappadocia. From the 14th to the 18th century, Kırşehir was the stronghold of the influential Ahi brotherhood, a religious fraternity developed by the 14th-century leader Ahi…
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