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Comana (Cappadocia)

Cappadocian temple-city ruins in southern Turkey

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Comana was a city of Cappadocia (Greek: τὰ Κόμανα τῆς Καππαδοκίας) and later Cataonia (Latin: Comana Cataoniae; frequently called Comana Chryse or Aurea, i.e. "the golden", to distinguish it from Comana in Pontus). The Hittite toponym Kummanni is considered likely to refer to Comana, but the identification is not considered proven. Its ruins are at the modern Turkish village of Şarköy, Tufanbeyli district, Adana Province.

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First Council of Nicaea

325 CE

Council of Chalcedon

451 CE

Fifth Ecumenical Council

553 CE

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Temples
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Turkey

Coordinates

38.33° N, 36.33° E