Mangalia

Romania

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Mangalia is a city located in Constanța County, southeastern Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It was built on the ruins of an ancient Greek city founded in the 6th century BC. Historical sites in Mangalia include a 15th-century Turkish mosque and a 4th-century AD tomb. The city is part of a coastal conurbation administered from Constanța, Romania's principal seaport.12

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…located in Eforie Sud and Mangalia. Mangalia was built on the ruins of an ancient Greek city that was founded in the 6th century bc. A 15th-century Turkish mosque and an ancient tomb (4th century ad) are situated in Mangalia. Three churches, built one on top of another, and underground…
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…located in Eforie Sud and Mangalia. Mangalia was built on the ruins of an ancient Greek city that was founded in the 6th century bc. A 15th-century Turkish mosque and an ancient tomb (4th century ad) are situated in Mangalia. Three churches, built one on top of another, and underground…
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