Halmyris

Halmyris was a Roman and Byzantine fort, settlement and naval port, located 2.5 km east of the village of Murighiol at the mouth of the in .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Ancient Roman fort and archeological site in Tulcea County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Salmorus”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murighiol and Dunavățu de Jos.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Halmyris.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Halmyris.

Halmyris

Latitude
45.02483° or 45° 1′ 29″ north
Longitude
29.19675° or 29° 11′ 48″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
8GQF25FW+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1277082274
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8015181
Wiki­data ID
Q3437538
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Serbian—“Halmyris” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Halmyris”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “ΟΛΥΜΥΡΑ”
  • Bulgarian: “Халмира”
  • Catalan: “Halmiris”
  • French: “Halmyris”
  • German: “Halmyris”
  • Irish: “Halmyris”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Halmyris”
  • Norwegian: “Halmyris”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Halmyris”
  • Romanian: “Halmyris”
  • Romanian: “Situl arheologic „Cetatea Halmyris””
  • Serbian: “Халмирис”

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