Chelae (Bosphorus)

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. ^ 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. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

41°11′13″N 29°07′11″E / 41.187015°N 29.119739°E / 41.187015; 29.119739


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