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Mesembria
AboutsettlementPeriod10000 BC – AD 2026
Originally a Thracian site known as Menebria, Mesembria was subsequently settled by Dorian Greeks in the early sixth century BC, eventually becoming an important trading colony on the Black Sea coast (modern Nesebar, Bulgaria). Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
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