Chelae_(Bosphorus)

Chelae (Bosphorus)

Chelae (Bosphorus)

Coastal town of ancient Bithynia

This article is about the town on the Asian coast of the Bosphorus. For the town on the European coast, see Chelae (Thrace).

Chelae or Chelai (Ancient Greek: Χῆλαι) was a coastal town of ancient Bithynia located on the Bosphorus.

Its site is located near Keçili Liman in Asiatic Turkey.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 53, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. [2]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

41°11′13″N 29°07′11″E


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