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Gangra

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: C. Foss

Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gethin Rees, R. Talbert, Enes Yılandiloğlu

Last modified Feb 24, 2026 02:38 PM — History

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

Also known as Germanicopolis or Germanopolis. An ancient settlement in Paphlagonia, modern Çankırı in Turkey.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/844926

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
40.6013428, 33.6134213

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Çankırı (Cankiri: Turkish, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Gangaris (Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Γάγγρα (Gangra: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Germanicopolis (30 BC - AD 300)
- Kanḳırı (Ottoman Turkish, AD 1500 - AD 1599)

Gangra makes connections with:

Gangra connection Asia Minor (unspecified date range)
Gangra connection Paphlagonia (region) (unspecified date range)

Gangra receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement

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Evidence:

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 86 D3 Gangra/Germanicopolis

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Çankırı

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Suggested citation:
C. Foss, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gethin Rees, R. Talbert, and Enes Yılandiloğlu, 'Gangra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/844926> [accessed: 20 May 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/844926 |title=Places: 844926 (Gangra) |author=Foss, C. |accessdate=May 20, 2026 6:06 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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