Nicopolis or Nikopolis ( grc, Νικόπολις, "city of victory") was an inland town in the extreme east of

ancient Cilicia Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coas ...

, inhabited during

Hellenistic In Classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in ...

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

, and

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

times. It was founded near the site of the Battle of Issus, and is mentioned by numerous ancient writers. Its site is located near İslahiye in Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Cilicia Former populated places in Turkey Roman towns and cities in Turkey Populated places of the Byzantine Empire History of Gaziantep Province Catholic titular sees in Asia {{Gaziantep-geo-stub