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Chelae

Kocaeli · Archaeological site

Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Kocaeli
Elevation
47 m
Wikidata
Q65046346

About

Chelae or Chelai (Ancient Greek: Χῆλαι) was a coastal town of ancient Bithynia located on the Pontus Euxinus. It appears in the Tabula Peutingeriana, and in the Periplus Ponti Euxini written by Arrian, who places it 20 stadia east of Thynias and 180 west of the mouth of the Sangarius River.

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