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Istanbul, rather than Constantinople, which Byron calls "Stamboul" in 1810-05-05. Deathplace of Claude Alexandre de Bonneval

Named by Byron to FrHodgson 1810-05-05. I presume he means Topkapi Palace for which the coordinates are given.

Byron to FrHodgson 1810-05-05. Located in the Yedikule neighbourhood of Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built in 1458
by adding three new towers to a section of the Walls of Constantinople which included the Golden Gate. Wiki

Named by Byron to FrHodgson 1809-05-05, as distinct from "Asia"

Named as visited in 1810-05-03. A mountain in northwestern Turkey, some 20 miles southeast of the ruins of Troy, along the north coast of the Gulf of Edremit. The name Mount Ida is the ancient one. It is between Balıkesir Province and Çanakkale…

Visited as of 1810-05-03: "... if they prefer riding lose their way {(as I did)} in a cursed quagmire of the Scamander who wriggles about as if the Dardan virgins still offered their wonted tribute." Karamenderes is the modern name of the river…

Visited 1810-05-03 the day of the famous swim. Dardanelles, formerly known as Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. Wiki

Visited as of 1810-05-03, Mentioned by Byron in the London Journal 20 March 1814. Deathplace of Plutarch

Named in 1810-05-03. It is part of the region of Central Greece. It was also a region of ancient Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its largest city is Thebes. Wiki

Named and criticised 1810-05-03. Geo coordinates for source at Mount Hymettus.