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Crenides

Ancient city · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
41.491, 31.841
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: ancient city of Bithynia, in modern-day Turkey

History

Crenides or Krenides, or Cranides or Kranides (Κρανίδες), was a town on the Pontic coast of Bithynia, according to Arrian 60 stadia east of Sandaraca; according to Marcian only 20 stadia. It was between Heraclea and the mouth of the Billaeus.

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