Heraclea Pontica
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History & heritageZonguldak Province, Turkey

Heraclea Pontica

Ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey.

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Heraclea Pontica, known in Byzantine and later times as Pontoheraclea (Greek: Ποντοηράκλεια, romanized: Pontohērakleia), was an ancient city on the coast of Bithynia in Asia Minor, at the mouth of the river Lycus. The site is now the location of the modern city Karadeniz Ereğli, in the Zonguldak Province of Turkey.

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41.28472, 31.41472 · Zonguldak Province