Quarter (urban subdivision)
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A quarter is a section of an urban settlement. A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure. Such a division is par
Kalasatama, a quarter of Helsinki, Finland
Decumanus
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In Roman urban planning, a decumanus was an east–west-oriented road in a Roman city or castrum. The main decumanus of a particular city was the decumanus maximus, or most often simply "the decumanus".
Quarter (urban subdivision)
…quarters, or Bohemian quarters. Most ancient Roman cities were divided to four parts, called quarters, by their two main avenues: the cardo and the decumanus maximus. Bairro…
The Straight Street or Via Recta, the main street in the Old city of Damascus, was the city's decumanus, built by the Romans. (Pictured 2017)
Decumanus maximus in Palmyra, Syria
Decumanus maximus in Gadara, Jordan
Decumanus in Xanthos, Antalya Province, Turkey