Ochras
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Town of ancient Cappadocia
Ochras was a town of
Mount Argaeus,[1] which William Smith conjectured was possibly the same as Ochras. Modern scholars do not accept the equivalence.[2]
Its site is tentatively located near Kalkancık Hüyük, Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]
References
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.6.12.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ochras". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
38°55′48″N 34°53′12″E / 38.930124°N 34.886648°E / 38.930124; 34.886648
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