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1449:Karkamış
1397:Akçaağıl
1324:Kömürhan
1315:Karababa
1059:(Amasya)
1057:İstasyon
1048:Eretnids
1004:Malabadi
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932:Çeşnigir
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761:Oinoanda
693:Lydian:
568:8 August
472:Hürriyet
440:9 August
243:Location
163:of spans
123:Concrete
120:Material
97:, Turkey
1550:italics
1369:Birecik
1334:Sakarya
1319:Kennedy
1301:Elmadağ
1296:Çatalan
1137:Bayezid
1111:Irgandı
1033:Bıçakçı
922:Altıgöz
917:Akköprü
836:Aesepus
783:(Kemer)
776:Severan
697:(Kemer)
695:Caravan
630:16 July
601:16 July
540:17 July
512:16 July
479:11 July
326:Pervari
310:P.56-06
272:History
258:Turkish
233: (
193:History
80:Crosses
72:Carries
1339:Seyhan
1239:Galata
1147:Kanuni
1077:Şahruh
1038:Kravga
947:Tekgöz
861:Kemere
841:Arapsu
746:Limyra
433:Takvim
354:Tatvan
306:Batman
302:Mardin
294:Bitlis
290:Tatvan
144:Height
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90:Locale
1437:Truss
1428:Zilek
1374:Cizre
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1213:Tunca
1198:Çifte
1188:Abdal
1106:Fatih
899:Dicle
881:White
871:Misis
362:Hizan
298:Siirt
296:with
184:lanes
136:Width
1502:Ağın
1391:Umut
1353:Arch
1009:Palu
756:Nysa
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542:2020
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481:2020
442:2020
374:Iraq
372:and
370:Iran
360:via
201:2014
1423:Nif
1407:Fil
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