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 Danube Delta in Romania.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 4 metres (13 feet)
- …is also known as “Salmorus”
- Description: Ancient Roman fort and archeological site in Tulcea County, Romania
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murighiol and Dunavățu de Jos.
Murighiol
Village
Murighiol is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Halmyris.
Dunavățu de Jos
Village
Dunavățu de Jos is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Halmyris.
Halmyris
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Latitude
45.02483° or 45° 1′ 29″ north
Longitude
29.19675° or 29° 11′ 48″ east
Open location code
8GQF25FW+WP
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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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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