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| | Kahramanmaras - All About Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Known as "Markasi" or "Maraj" in earliest ages, this city, 78 km north of Gaziantep, stands as a site of history, having a long past filled with numerous invasions, was once the capital of Gurgum, a Hittite State in the 12th century BC. |
 | | This province, the original name of which was Maras, had shown such valour during the War of Independence, that it was then given the title "Kahraman", which means of "hero". |
 | | Today, Kahramanmaras is the 11th largest city in Turkey areawise, at 568 meters above sea level in the city center. |
| www.allaboutturkey.com /maras.htm (276 words) |
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