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See also:COMANA (mod. Gumenek)
, an See also:ancient See also:city of See also:Pontus, said to have been colonized from See also:Comana in See also:Cappadocia
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It stood on the See also:river See also:Iris (Tozanli Su or Yeshil Irmak), and from its central position was a favourite See also:emporium of Armenian and other merchants
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The See also:moon-goddess was worshipped in the city with a pomp and ceremony in all respects analogous to those employed in the Cappadocian city
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The slaves attached to the See also:temple alone numbered not less than 6000
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