Sora (Anatolia)

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Sora was a town of ancient Anatolia in the borderlands between ancient Bithynia and Paphlagonia, inhabited in Byzantine times. [1]

Its site is located near Zora, Asiatic Turkey. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 86, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Coordinates: 41°08′23″N32°37′21″E / 41.139609°N 32.6224°E / 41.139609; 32.6224