# Kilikien

Kilikien is a German proper name meaning “Cilicia”.

## In other languages

- Русский: истор. Киликия

## Meanings

1. _historical_ Cilicia (an ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor in modern Turkey, famed for cilice, i.e. haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats)
   - Die Herren in dieser Gegend wie an der benachbarten kilikischen Küste waren in hellenistischer Zeit teils die Ägypter, deren Königshaus verschiedenen Ortschaften in Pamphylien und Kilikien den Namen gegeben hat, […] — The History of Rome

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