Nymphaion, Crimea

Nymphaion, Crimea
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Also known as: Mint of Nymphaeum, Nimfajon, Nimfajon (miasto na Krymie), Nimfej, Krim, Nimfėjus, Nimfèon, Nimfey, Nimfey (Krım), Ninfeo, Ninfeo (ciudad), Nymfaion (Skyytia), Nymphaeum

Nymphaion was a significant centre of the Bosporan Kingdom, located on the Crimean shore of the Cimmerian Bosporus [1]. Today, the ruins stand near Heroivske, approximately 14 km south of Kerch (ancient Panticapaeum) [1].

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryUkraine
Coordinates45.2368° N, 36.4175° E

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