Zagorus
Samsun · Archaeological site
Catalogue label
- Type
- Ancient city
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Samsun
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Wikidata
- Q65047426
About
Zagorus or Zagoros (Ancient Greek: Ζάγωρος), also Zagorum or Zagoron (Ζάγωρον), and also Zagora (Ζάγωρα), Zageira (Ζάγειρα), or Zacoria, was a town on the Euxine coast of ancient Paphlagonia on the road between Sinope and the mouth of the Halys River, from the latter of which it was distant about 400 stadia.
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Location
Visiting here? The next 5 places nearby
The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Zagorus: about 194 km and 3 h 20 min of travel, plus roughly 7 h for the visits.
62 km · 1 h 2 min by car
0.6 km · 7 min on foot
Sinop CastleSinop
35 km · 35 min by car
CarussaSinop, Gerze İlçesi
11 km · 11 min by car
GarzoubanthonSinop
85 km · 1 h 25 min by car
NerikSamsun, Vezirköprü
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