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1304:Pedestrian bridges in Turkey
1217:. You can help Knowledge by
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72:41.021944°N 28.570556°E
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845:Stone Bridge (Kars)
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388:Mausoleum of Danyal
224:by chief architect
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1184:Bridges in
1032:Tied-arch:
1004:Deck-arch:
809:Yeni Imaret
707:(1337–1517)
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687:(1335–1381)
658:(1250–1487)
614:(1101–1409)
564:Bent (Eğri)
429:Şekerpınarı
226:Mimar Sinan
201:located in
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50:Coordinates
1258:Categories
1117:Osman Gazi
1095:Suspension
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1056:(Buruncuk)
871:Demirköprü
656:Karamanids
626:Devegeçidi
621:Ambar Çayı
579:Kesikköprü
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488:Gazi Mihal
418:Seydikemer
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267:10 October
244:References
63:28°34′14″E
60:41°01′19″N
1102:Bosphorus
1049:Karabekir
1039:Çetinkaya
966:Regülatör
855:Yalnızgöz
804:Nasrullah
794:Koyunbaba
758:Uzunköprü
753:Saraçhane
636:Hasankeyf
602:Çobandede
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324:pre-Roman
215:Bosphorus
1170:Beğendik
1124:(hybrid)
1086:Karkamış
1034:Akçaağıl
961:Kömürhan
952:Karababa
696:(Amasya)
694:İstasyon
685:Eretnids
641:Malabadi
612:Artuqids
569:Çeşnigir
503:Macestus
444:Taşgeçit
408:Pergamon
403:Penkalas
398:Oinoanda
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211:European
207:Istanbul
171:Location
132:of spans
1187:italics
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971:Sakarya
956:Kennedy
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332:Caravan
197:, is a
187:Turkish
161: (
140:History
88:Crosses
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876:Galata
784:Kanuni
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675:Kravga
584:Tekgöz
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383:Limyra
153:Opened
27:Bridge
1074:Truss
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999:Gönül
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886:Meriç
850:Tunca
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