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| Location | Güzelyurt,Aksaray Province, Turkey |
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| Region | Central Anatolia |
Nora (Ancient Greek:τὰ Νῶρα) was a mountain fortress and town ofancient Cappadocia, on the frontiers ofLycaonia. Located at the foot ofMount Taurus, in whichEumenes was for a whole winter besieged byAntigonus (319 BC), before he escaped.[1][2][3] InStrabo's time it was calledNeroassus orNeroassos (Νηροασσός), and served as a treasury to Sicinus, who was striving to obtain the sovereignty of Cappadocia.[4]
Its site is tentatively located nearGelin tepe in (Aksaray Province), a small mound lying c. 3.5 km (2.2 mi) east to the modern town of Güzelyurt and behind the village of SivrihisarAsiatic Turkey.[5][6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Nora".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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