Charax (Q5073952)

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English Wikipedia categories: Ancient Bithynia geography stubs, Archaeological sites in the Marmara region, Former populated places in Turkey, History of Kocaeli Province, Marmara region geography stubs, Populated places in Bithynia, Populated places of the Byzantine Empire, Roman towns and cities in Turkey

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Charax in Bithynia (Ancient Greek: Χάραξ της Βιθυνίας or Χάρακας της Βιθυνίας) was a Roman and Byzantine port town of ancient Bithynia, in what is now Turkey. It was on the north side of the Sinus Astacenus on the road between the erstwhile Eastern Roman and Byzantine capital Nicomedia and Libyssa. Stephanus of Byzantium calls it a place of great trade.

Summary from Italiano / Italian Wikipedia (itwiki)

Charax (in greco antico: Χάραξ της Βιθυνίας o Χάρακας της Βιθυνίας^?) era una città bizantina della Bitinia, in quella che è oggi la moderna Turchia.

Wikidata location: 40.7890, 29.6137 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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archaeological site (Q839954)

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