Poemanenum or Poimanenon ( grc, Ποιμάνινον) was a Greek town of ancient Mysia, south of Cyzicus and on the southwest of Lake Aphnitis. It belonged to the territory of Cyzicus was well fortified, and possessed a celebrated temple of

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. Other writers call the town Poemanenus or Poimanenos (Ποιμανηνός) or Poemanentus or Poimanentos (Ποιμάνεντος). Its inhabitants are called ''Poemaneni'' (Ποιμανηνοί) According to the '' Notitiae Episcopatuum'', it became a bishopric. No longer a residential see, it remains a

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of the

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. Nearby was fought the Battle of Poemanenum in 1223 or 1224. Its site is located near Alexa in Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Mysia Former populated places in Turkey Catholic titular sees in Asia History of Balıkesir Province {{AncientMysia-geo-stub