Emporia
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Emporia can be several things:
Places in the United States
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Places in the United States
- Emporia, FloridaEmporia, FloridaEmporia is an unincorporated community located in northwest Volusia County, Florida....
- Emporia, IndianaEmporia, IndianaEmporia is a town in Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana.-Geography:Emporia is located at , at the intersection of State Road 109 and U.S. Route 36. Large grain elevators are the community's most prominent landmark....
- Emporia, KansasEmporia, KansasEmporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,916. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike...
- Emporia, VirginiaEmporia, VirginiaEmporia is an independent city located within the confines of Greensville County, Virginia, United States. The population was estimated to be 5,927 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Emporia with surrounding Greensville county for statistical purposes...
Other uses
- Emporia (ancient Greece)Emporia (ancient Greece)Emporia, sing emporion were places which the traders of one nation had reserved to their business interests within the territory of another nation. Famous emporia include Sais where Solon went to acquire the knowledge of Egypt, Elim where Hatshepsut kept her Red Sea fleet...
, an ancient term for Phoenician city-states in north Africa - Emporia, a Roman trading post
- Emporia (early medieval)Emporia (early medieval)The term 'emporia' is applied to trading settlements which emerged in north-western Europe in the sixth to seventh centuries, and persisted into the ninth century...
, an early medieval European trading post - Emporia Telecom Produktions und Vertriebs GesmbH & CoKG - an Austrian telecommunications company that develops and manufactures mobile phones for people aged over 50.