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🏛️ Nicomedia-Nicaea
Ancient Roman city ruins in northwestern Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 11:21
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in İzmit, Kocaeli Province, northwestern Türkiye
  • Founded circa 712 BCE; major Roman imperial residence under Diocletian (284–305 CE)
  • Once one of the four capitals of the Tetrarchy system
  • Remains consist of scattered architectural fragments and foundations visible in the modern city

Nicomedia was an ancient Bithynian and later Roman city positioned on the Gulf of İzmit, serving as a ...

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