Saurania

Ordu · Archaeological site

Catalogue label

Type: Ancient city
Kind: Archaeological site
Province / district: Ordu
Elevation: 883 m
Wikidata: Q85799801

About

Saurania (Ancient Greek: Σαυρανία), or Sauronisena, or Saunaria (Σαυναρία), was a town of ancient Pontus, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. It was in the later province of Pontus Polemoniacus, and mentioned by Ptolemy.

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Location

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Visiting here? The next 5 places nearby

The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Saurania: about 310 km and 5 h 10 min of travel, plus roughly 6 h 30 min for the visits.

53 km · 53 min by car
Bolaman Castle
Ordu, Fatsa
22 km · 22 min by car
Boon
Ordu
16 km · 16 min by car
Ordu Ethnographical Museum
Ordu
104 km · 1 h 44 min by car
Anniaca
Sivas
115 km · 1 h 55 min by car
Cabira
Tokat

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