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Hereke-Yarımca? (Brunca)
Late Roman - Byzantine station
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Hereke (Charax)
Late Roman - Byzantine station
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Hereke
Marble quarry
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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.
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