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The Temple of Cybele is a Hellenistic temple in Balchik, Bulgaria, which was discovered in 2007, during construction work on a new hotel. [1] The building has an area of 93.5 m 2 (1,006 sq ft) and dates back to the period 280-260 BC. It was burnt down by the Goths during an invasion of the region in 378 AD and never restored.
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The Temple of Cybele or Temple of Magna Mater was Rome's first and most important temple to the Magna Mater ("Great Mother"), who was known to the Greeks as Cybele. It was built to house a particular image or form of the goddess, a meteoric stone brought from Greek Asia Minor to Rome in 204 BC at the behest of an oracle and temporarily housed ...
One of the most important discoveries in borders of the ancient Dionysopolis is the Temple of Greek mother-goddess Cybele. Many of the artifacts found there can be seen in Balchik History museum. Since 1994 the site has the status of cultural monument of national significance. [8]
As of the 2020 census [1] there were 86,018 people, 30,840 households, and 21,445 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,844.14 inhabitants per square mile (712.03/km 2).
The township, however, does not include the parts of the city of Chicago (namely, zip code 60655, which is mostly the Mount Greenwood neighborhood) that lie within these boundaries. Near its southern boundary, the township is crossed by the Cal-Sag Channel .
Chicago Ridge is located at (41.702482, -87.778690). [6] According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chicago Ridge has a total area of 2.27 square miles (5.88 km 2), all land. [7] Located in Cook County, the village is 18 miles (29 km) southwest of the Loop.
Central Stickney is an unincorporated community in Stickney Township, Cook County, Illinois, a half mile north of Midway International Airport.It consists of the areas around Central Avenue, between I-55 to the north and 51st Street, its southern boundary; east of Central, the northern boundary is roughly drawn between 47th and 48th Streets.