Patara ( grc, Πάταρα) was a small ancient city in
ancient Cappadocia or
Lesser Armenia, (''
Tab. Peut.''), later in
Pontus. The city lay on the major trade road from
Trapezus on the
Black Sea to
Satala, and thence to
Lake Van
Lake Van ( tr, Van Gölü; hy, Վանա լիճ, translit=Vana lič̣; ku, Gola Wanê) is the largest lake in Turkey. It lies in the far east of Turkey, in the provinces of Van and Bitlis in the Armenian highlands. It is a saline soda lake ...
.
Its site is located near
Madenhanları
Maden is a village in the Bayburt District, Bayburt Province, Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country loc ...
,
Asiatic Turkey.
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Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey
Populated places in ancient Cappadocia
Populated places in ancient Pontus
Former populated places in Turkey
History of Gümüşhane Province
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