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Cromna
Cromna or Kromna was a town on the Paphlagonian coast, now in modern Turkey.
Cromna or Kromna (Ancient Greek: Κρῶμνα) was a town on the Paphlagonian coast, now in modern Turkey. It is mentioned by Homer in the Iliad. It was 60 stadia east of Erythini and 90 west of Cytorus. There are autonomous coins of Cromna.
Stephanus of Byzantium writes that it was named after Kromnos, the son of Lykaon.
The site of Cromna has been the subject of some disagreement among sources: Amasra and Kurucaşile both being suggested. However, modern scholars place its site near modern Tekeönü in Bartın Province.
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Clitae
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Amasra Museum
Amasra Museum is a museum in Amasra district of Bartın Province, northwestern Turkey.
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Amasra Castle
Amasra Fortress or Amasra Castle is located in the Amasra district of Bartın, on the Black Sea coast of Turkey.
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