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Panhormus

Panhormus, also known as Pylae or Pylai, was a settlement and station (mutatio) of ancient Cilicia, near the Cilician Gates on the road between Tyana and Tarsus, inhabited during Roman Byzantine times.

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Panhormus, also known as Pylae or Pylai, was a settlement and station (mutatio) of ancient Cilicia, near the Cilician Gates (Greek: Kilikia Pylai) on the road between Tyana and Tarsus, inhabited during Roman Byzantine times.

Its site is tentatively located near Han in Asiatic Turkey.

Text: Wikipedia (English), CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Location and names: Wikidata (CC0)

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Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.

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