Cappadocia

Cappadocia

Cappadocia bezeichnet:

  • Cappadocia (L’Aquila), eine Gemeinde in der Provinz L’Aquila, Italien
  • Cappadocia (Römische Provinz), eine römische Provinz im Gebiet Kappadokien in der heutigen Türkei
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