Caenophrurium
Caenophrurium was a settlement in the Roman province of Europa, between Byzantium and Heraclea Perinthus. It appears in late Roman and early Byzantine accounts. Caenophrurium translates as the "stronghold of the Caeni", a Thracian tribe.- Type: Ruins
- Description: Roman settlement between Byzantium and Heraclea Perinthus
- Also known as: “Cænophrurium, Cenophrurium, Coenophrurium”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Danamandıra and Fener.
Danamandıra
Village
Seymen
Village
Seymen is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silivri, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Carbon Mapper estimates that its landfill emitted over 6 tonnes of methane per hour in 2025. Seymen is situated 9 km southwest of Caenophrurium.
Caenophrurium
- Categories: ancient city and historic site
- Location: Silivri, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.23152° or 41° 13′ 54″ north
Longitude
28.21684° or 28° 13′ 1″ east
Open location code
8GHC66J8+JP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Caenophrurium” goes by many names.
- French: “Caenophrurium”
- Greek: “Καινοφρούριον”
- Hebrew: “קיינופרוריום”
- Turkish: “Caenophrurium”
- Turkish: “Cenophrurium”
- Turkish: “Coenophrurium”
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