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🏛️ Comana Pontica-Zela

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🏛️ Comana Pontica-Zela
Ruins of a Pontic sanctuary city in north-central Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 20:16
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near Tokat in Tokat Province, Türkiye
  • Ancient sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Ma (Enyo)
  • Capital of the Kingdom of Pontus under Mithridates VI
  • Site of Caesar's decisive victory at the Battle of Zela in 47 BCE

Comana Pontica-Zela was a major religious and political center in the Kingdom of Pontus during the late Hellenistic ...

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