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🏛️ Neoclaudiopolis-Pompeiopolis

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🏛️ Neoclaudiopolis-Pompeiopolis
Ruined Greco-Roman city on the Black Sea coast of northern Turkey


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 22:26
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Karadeniz Ereğli district, Zonguldak Province, on the Black Sea coast
  • Era: Hellenistic foundation (3rd century BCE) with Roman expansion and renaming
  • Original names: Founded as Neoclaudiopolis; later known as Pompeiopolis under Roman rule
  • Current status: Archaeological remains accessible to researchers; limited public infrastructure

Neoclaudiopolis-Pompeiopolis was a port settlement established on the Black Sea coast during the Hellenistic period and subsequently developed ...

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