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Ereğli (formerly Erekli) is a Turkish toponym derived from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια (Herakleia), in Latin Heraclea or Heraclia, named after the hero-born god Heracles. It may refer to : Karadeniz Ereğli, a city and its district in Zonguldak Province, Turkey Konya Ereğlisi, a city and its district in Konya Province, Turkey Marmara Ereğlisi, a city and its district in Tekirdağ Province, European Turkey, formerly archbishopric Heraclea in Europa, a Latin Catholic titular see Ereğli, a small town in Karamürsel district of Kocaeli Province in Turkey

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Ereğli (formerly Erekli) is a Turkish toponym derived from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια (Herakleia), in Latin Heraclea or Heraclia, named after the hero-born god Heracles. It may refer to : Karadeniz Ereğli, a city and its district in Zonguldak Province, Turkey Konya Ereğlisi, a city and its district in Konya Province, Turkey Marmara Ereğlisi, a city and its district in Tekirdağ Province, European Turkey, formerly archbishopric Heraclea in Europa, a Latin Catholic titular see Ereğli, a small town in Karamürsel district of Kocaeli Province in Turkey

Locally, they are all simply called "Ereğli".

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