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Heracleium

Samsun · Archaeological site

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Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Samsun
Elevation
0 m
Wikidata
Q65070153

About

Heracleium or Herakleion (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειον), also known as Lamyron (Λαμυρών), was a port town of ancient Pontus, on the Black Sea, between Amisus and Polemonium. It was situated on a promontory of the same name called Herakleios akra (Ἡράκλειος ἄκρα) by Strabo, and Herakleous Akron (Ἡρακλέους ἄκρον) by Ptolemy).

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The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Heracleium: about 87 km and 1 h 35 min of travel, plus roughly 6 h 30 min for the visits.

  1. 53 km · 53 min by car

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  2. 24 km · 24 min by car

  3. 4.9 km · 5 min by car

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  4. 0.6 km · 8 min on foot

  5. 4.0 km · 4 min by car

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