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Cerasus (near Trapezus)

Western Asia

Cerasus was an ancient town on the Black Sea coast of Pontus, a colony of Sinope situated a short distance west of Trapezus, modern Trabzon, in what is now Turkey. It is known chiefly from Xenophon's Anabasis, which records the Greek mercenary force known as the Ten Thousand reaching the town on the third day of their retreat from Trapezus. The town's name and population were later transferred to Pharnacia in the Hellenistic period.

Facts
Population
125,682 1
Latitude
41.05814 degrees north 2
Longitude
39.319029 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 5
Sources
1. City Population (citypopulation.de): Turkey: Provinces and Major Cities
City Population (citypopulation.de)Cities and towns table, 2022-12-31 estimate column (Giresun)
Quote, Cities and towns table, 2022-12-31 estimate column (Giresun)
Giresun GIR 55,887 67,604 83,636 101,107 112,415 125,682 0
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2. Cerasus (near Trapezus) (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 41.05814, longitude 39.319029
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 41.0581,39.319
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 39.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.25, 39.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.25, 39.25
41.25 39.25 Cfa
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Istanbul; TR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Europe/Istanbul; TR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Europe/Istanbul 1:55:52 - LMT 1880 ... 2:00 EU EE%sT 2016 Sep 7 3:00 - %z
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Cerasus (near Trapezus) (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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