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Pantikapaion

Eastern Europe

Pantikapaion was an ancient Greek city founded by Milesian colonists in the late seventh or early sixth century BC on a hill on the eastern shore of Crimea, on the site of modern Kerch. At its peak it covered about 100 hectares and served as the residence of two dynasties, the Archaeanactids and then the Spartocids, ruling the Cimmerian Bosporus; a Jewish community flourished there in the early centuries AD, and King Mithridates VI of Pontus took his own life in the city after his defeat by Rome. Pantikapaion was abandoned around 370 AD, and its excavated material is held in the Hermitage and Kerch museums.

Facts
Founding Year
633 BCE to 501 BCE 1
Founding Year
700 BCE to 567 BCE 1
Latitude
45.350833 degrees north 2
Longitude
36.468611 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 5
Sources
1. Pantikapaion (Wikipedia)
  • History
    The city lay on the western side of the Cimmerian Bosporus, and was founded by Milesians in the late 7th or early 6th century BC, on a hill later named Mount Mithridat.
  • Lead
    The city lay on the western side of the Cimmerian Bosporus, and was founded by Milesians in the late 7th or early 6th century BC, on a hill later named Mount Mithridat.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Pantikapaion (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 45.350833, longitude 36.468611
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 45.3508,36.4686
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 66.0
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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 45.25, 36.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.25, 36.25
45.25 36.25 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Kerch - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 706524, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.85 km)
Quote, cities500 record 706524, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.85 km)
45.35675 36.47542 P PPLA2 UA 11 0110 0110021 148932 3 Europe/Simferopol
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