Heraclea Cybistra

For other uses, see Heraclea (disambiguation).

Heraclea Cybistra

Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλεια Κύβιστρα
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Location	Turkey
Region	Konya Province
Coordinates	37°30′53″N 34°02′22″E

Heraclea Cybistra (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλεια Κύβιστρα), or simply Heraclea or Herakleia (Ἡράκλεια), also transliterated as Heracleia, was a town of ancient Cappadocia or Cilicia; located near modern Ereğli in Konya Province, Turkey. It had some importance in Hellenistic times owing to its position near the point where the road to the Cilician Gates enters the hills. It lay in the way of armies and was more than once sacked by the Arab invaders of Asia Minor (by Harun al-Rashid in 806 and al-Ma'mun in 832).

About 12km south of Heraclea is the Hittite İvriz relief.

See also

• List of ancient Greek cities

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Heraclea". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 308.

See also

• Cybistra