Heraclea Pontica, later known in Byzantine times as Pontoheraclea, was an ancient city on the coast of Bithynia in Asia Minor, at the mouth of the river Lycus. Its site is now occupied by the modern city of Karadeniz Eregli in Turkey's Zonguldak Province.
Facts
Founding Year Founding Year Latitude41.284722 degrees north 3 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. City Population (citypopulation.de): Turkey: Provinces and Major Cities
City Population (citypopulation.de)Cities and towns table, 2022-12-31 estimate column (Karadeniz Eregli)Quote, Cities and towns table, 2022-12-31 estimate column (Karadeniz Eregli)
Ereğli ( Karadeniz Ereğli ) ZON 54,837 66,859 79,486 107,084 118,030 122,282 0
2. Wikidata: Heraclea Pontica
- Wikidata Q302511, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q302511 P571
View the Source3. Heraclea Pontica (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
-0558-00-00T00:00:00Z
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 41.284722, longitude 31.414722
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source4. GeoNames: Ereğli - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 43 m
5. 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, 31.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.25, 31.25
41.25 31.25 Cfa
6. GeoNames: Ereğli - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 747471Quote, cities500 record 747471
41.28261 31.41806 P PPLA2 TR 85 7733006 88848 43 Europe/Istanbul
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