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Location

  • Türkiye, Hereke
  • geo:40.785362,29.615337

Period or year

  • 3xx / unknown

Classification

  • mansio
  • Not visible

Hereke (Charax)

data access 37671

Nearby sites

  • Hereke Castle
    It is said that the castle dates back to the 640's when it was built on a hill by the Byzantines, probably to protect a harbor on the coast of the Gulf of Izmit. The settlement, first known as Ancryon, was then renamed Hereke, after the Emperor Heraclius.
    Türkiye, Hereke
  • Hereke
    Marble quarry
    Türkiye, Hereke
  • Yarımca
    Milestone. The Pilgrim’s Road.
    Türkiye, Kirazyalı
  • Hereke-Yarımca? (Brunca)
    Late Roman - Byzantine station
    Türkiye, Kirazyalı

Use and reuse

Creators: Entry created by Ludwinski (2017-03-03) , last updated by p. jeffries (2026-10-23), with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/37671
Data downloads: KML, RDF
Suggested citation: Ludwinski and Jeffries, P., Hereke (Charax). https://vici.org/vici/37671, accessed 2026-11-02.