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🏛️ Kandara-Pompeiopolis

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🏛️ Kandara-Pompeiopolis
Hellenistic and Roman coastal settlement on the Black Sea


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 10:01
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Amasya province, northern Türkiye, Black Sea coast
  • Historical periods: Hellenistic (3rd century BCE) through Byzantine era
  • Named after Pompeius Magnus, who granted it city status
  • Archaeological remains include harbor structures, walls, and domestic quarters

Kandara-Pompeiopolis is an archaeological site on the Black Sea coast of north-central Türkiye, occupying a peninsula in Amasya ...

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