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🏛️ Comana Pontica-Nicopolis

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🏛️ Comana Pontica-Nicopolis
Ruins of a Pontic sanctuary and Roman city in northern Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 16:15
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near Tokat in north-central Türkiye (ancient Pontus region)
  • Originally a sacred sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Ma; later refounded as Nicopolis by Pompey
  • Declined after the Byzantine period; rediscovered and partially excavated in modern times
  • Remains largely unexcavated; access and visibility are limited

Comana Pontica-Nicopolis was a religious and administrative center in the ancient kingdom of Pontus, located in what is ...

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