Heraclea Pontica
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/11280
- Note
- "Heraclea Pontica (/ˌhɛrəˈkliːə ˈpɒntɪkə/; Greek: Ἡράκλεια Ποντική, romanized: Hērakleia Pontikē), known in Byzantine and later times as Pontoheraclea (Greek: Ποντοηράκλεια, romanized: Pontohērakleia), was an ancient city on the coast of Bithynia in Asia Minor, at the mouth of the river Lycus. It was founded by the Greek city-state of Megara in approximately 560–558 and was named after Heracles whom the Greeks believed entered the underworld at a cave on the adjoining Archerusian promontory (Cape Baba). The site is now the location of the modern city Karadeniz Ereğli, in the Zonguldak Province of Turkey." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.09.2020)
- Latitude
- 41.284721374512
- Longitude
- 31.414722442627
- Population
- 88,848
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
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