  zile, anciently known as zela, is a city and a district of tokat province, turkey. zile lies to the south of amasya and the west of tokat in north-central turkey. the city has a long history, including being the site of the battle of zela, which prompted the phrase "veni, vidi, vici." today the city is a center for agricultural marketing and tourism. ==history== thumb|left|300px|veni vidi vici historically, zile has been known as zela, zelitis (ÎÎ·Î»Î¯ÏÎ¹Ï in ancient greek), zelid, anzila, gÄ±rgÄ±rÄ±ye (karkariye), zÄ«leh, zilleli, zeyli, and silas. zile castle, the only solid castle in anatolia, was built by roman commander lucius cornelius sulla. the castle contains the amanos temple, and is called silla, meaning "respected". in semra meral's her yÃ¶nÃ¼yle zile, she claims that the name "
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