کالسدون
Also known as Kadıköy
Chalcedon (; ) was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor. It was located almost directly opposite Byzantium, south of Scutari (modern Üsküdar) and it is now a district of the city of Istanbul named Kadıköy. The name Chalcedon is a variant of Calchedon, found on all the coins of the town as well as in manuscripts of Herodotus's Histories, Xenophon's Hellenica, Arrian's Anabasis, and other works. Except for the Maiden's Tower, almost no above-ground vestiges of the ancient city survive in Kadıköy today; artifacts uncovered at Altıyol and other excavation sites are on display at the
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chalcedon
- Settlement.native_name
- Χαλκηδών
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- he
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sancte Euphemia Kadıköy.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The small Church of St Euphemia that serves as the Greek Orthodox cathedral of the Metropolitan Diocese
- Settlement.etymology
- Carthage
- Settlement.image_map
- Roman Empire - Bythinia et Pontus (125 AD).svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Bithynia as part of Bithynia and Pontus, a province of the Roman Empire, 120 AD
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Bithynia
- Settlement.established_date
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3 mapped locations