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... town remained autonomous but for a brief period of Turkish control in the 16th century . The French gained possession in 1872 , and the present town was built around Fort Lutaud to the south after 1928 . Ouargla is dominated by a large ...
... town remained autonomous but for a brief period of Turkish control in the 16th century . The French gained possession in 1872 , and the present town was built around Fort Lutaud to the south after 1928 . Ouargla is dominated by a large ...
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... town has a large main square with a well - preserved mosque ( Ghazi Kassim Pasha ) , which is now a Ro- man Catholic church . The town's cathedral , which was founded in 1009 on the site of an old Roman church , was extensively ...
... town has a large main square with a well - preserved mosque ( Ghazi Kassim Pasha ) , which is now a Ro- man Catholic church . The town's cathedral , which was founded in 1009 on the site of an old Roman church , was extensively ...
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... town , 47,036 . Ratnapura , town , southwestern Sri Lanka ( Ceylon ) . It is situated southeast of Colombo , on the Kalu Ganga ( river ) . Dominating the town is a hill on which the Portuguese built a fort . Ratnapura ( Sinhalese ...
... town , 47,036 . Ratnapura , town , southwestern Sri Lanka ( Ceylon ) . It is situated southeast of Colombo , on the Kalu Ganga ( river ) . Dominating the town is a hill on which the Portuguese built a fort . Ratnapura ( Sinhalese ...
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