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Erzurum is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. To the Arabs, the city was known as Kalikala. The town was known in Roman and subsequently Byzantine times as Theodosiopolis, acquiring its present name after its conquest by the Seljuk Turks following the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.Erzurum had a population of 361,235 in the 2000 census. It is the capital of Erzurum Province, the largest province in Turkeys Eastern Anatolia Region. The city is situated 1757 meters (5766 feet) above sea level.Erzurum, known as "The Rock" in NATO code, has served as NATOs southeastern most air force post during the Cold War. The city uses the double headed Anatolian Seljuk Eagle as its coatofarms, a motif based on the double headed Byzantine Eagle that was a common symbol throughout Anatolia and the Balkans in the medieval period.



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