Cizari or Kizari ( grc, ἡ Κίζαρι), also called Icizari or Ikizari (Ἰκίζαρι), was a settlement and fort of

ancient Pontus Pontus or Pontos (; el, Πόντος, translit=Póntos, "Sea") is a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in the modern-day eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region and its mountainous hin ...

, in the district

Phazemonitis Phazemon ( grc, Φαζημών), also known as Thermai Phazemoniton, was a town in the west of ancient Pontus, south of the Gazelonitis, and north of Amasia; it contained hot mineral springs. Pompey, after his victory over Mithridates, planted a ...

, on Lake Stiphane. It was deserted in Strabo's time, and there was a palace built near it. Its site is located southwest of

Lâdik Ladik is a city of Samsun Province, Turkey on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Selim Özbalci (AKP). History Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea ( grc, Λαοδίκεια), also transliterated as Laodíceia and Laodíkeia, was a He ...

, Asiatic Turkey.

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