Isaura (Nova)/Leontopolis

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: S. Mitchell

Contributors: DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott

Last modified Aug 15, 2022 03:45 PM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=1, dare:feature=major settlement

An ancient settlement, modern Zengibar Kalesi in Turkey.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/648651

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.1903530979, 32.3535445983

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Zengibar Kalesi (Isaura) (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Ἴσαυρα (Isaura: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - AD 640)
- Isaura Nova (550 BC - AD 640)
- Leontopolis (AD 300 - AD 640)

Isaura (Nova)/Leontopolis makes connections with:

None

Isaura (Nova)/Leontopolis receives connections from:

Ligrammon (mountain) located near Isaura (Nova)/Leontopolis (unspecified date range)

Place type:
settlement

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Evidence:

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 66 A2 Isaura (Nova)/Leontopolis

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Zengibar Kalesi

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Suggested citation:
S. Mitchell, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Isaura (Nova)/Leontopolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/648651> [accessed: 23 June 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/648651 |title=Places: 648651 (Isaura (Nova)/Leontopolis) |author=Mitchell, S. |accessdate=June 23, 2025 3:11 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}