Chelae
İstanbul · Archaeological site
Catalogue label
- Type
- Ancient city
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Istanbul
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Wikidata
- Q65046450
About
Chelae or Chelai or Chele (Ancient Greek: Χῆλαι or Χήλη) was a coastal town of ancient Bithynia located on the Bosphorus. Dionysius of Byzantium wrote that the place was called Chelae, meaning "claws" in Greek (Χῆλαι, plural; Χήλη, singular), because of its shape.
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Location
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