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Heraclea Pontica

Zonguldak, Karadeniz Ereğli · Archaeological site

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Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Zonguldak / Karadeniz Ereğli
Elevation
21 m
Wikidata
Q302511

About

Heraclea Pontica (; Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλεια Ποντική, romanized: Hērákleia Pontikḗ; Attic Greek: [hɛːrákleːa pontikɛ́ː], Koine Greek: [(h)e̝ˈraklia pontiˈke̝]), 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. The site is now the location of the modern city Karadeniz Ereğli, in the Zonguldak Province of Turkey.

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The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Heraclea Pontica: about 218 km and 3 h 45 min of travel, plus roughly 6 h 30 min for the visits.

  1. 67 km · 1 h 7 min by car

  2. 0.7 km · 9 min on foot

  3. 66 km · 1 h 6 min by car

    Karadeniz Ereğli Museum

    Zonguldak, Karadeniz Ereğli

  4. 13 km · 13 min by car

    Metroon

    Zonguldak

  5. 71 km · 1 h 11 min by car

    Tium

    Zonguldak, Ereğli

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