Saurania

Saurania (Ancient Greek: Σαυρανία), or Sauronisena, or Saunaria (Σαυναρία), was a town of ancient Pontus, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. It was in the later province of Pontus Polemoniacus, and mentioned by Ptolemy.

Its site is tentatively located near Gölköy in Asiatic Turkey.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Saunaria". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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