Ancient site· Körfez, Kocaeli

Charax (Bitinya)

Charax (Bitinya) is a ancient site in Körfez, Kocaeli; Charax was a Roman and Byzantine port town of ancient Bithynia, on the north side of the Sinus Astacenus along the road between Nicomedia and Libyssa.

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Charax was a Roman and Byzantine port town of ancient Bithynia, on the north side of the Sinus Astacenus along the road between Nicomedia and Libyssa. Stephanus of Byzantium described it as a place of great trade.

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