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Delkos

İstanbul · Archaeological site

Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Istanbul
Elevation
67 m
Wikidata
Q65088767

About

Delkos (Ancient Greek: Δέλκως), or Delcus, was a town of ancient Thrace. Under the name of Delcus it was a bishopric and later a titular see, now suppressed, of the Roman Catholic Church. It was later called Derkos, under which name it again was a bishopric and later a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. The Orthodox diocese remains extant (see Metropolis of Derkoi).

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