Candara or Kandara ( Ancient Greek: Κάνδαρα) was a town of ancient Paphlagonia, inhabited from Achaemenid through Roman times. [1] Stephanus of Byzantium writes that it was "in Paphlagonia, three schoeni from Gangra, and a village Thariba" and that a temple of Hera Candarene was there. [2]
Its site is tentatively located near Candere, Asiatic Turkey. [1] [3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Candara". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
40°55′25″N 33°39′03″E / 40.92365°N 33.65073°E / 40.92365; 33.65073
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Candara or Kandara ( Ancient Greek: Κάνδαρα) was a town of ancient Paphlagonia, inhabited from Achaemenid through Roman times. [1] Stephanus of Byzantium writes that it was "in Paphlagonia, three schoeni from Gangra, and a village Thariba" and that a temple of Hera Candarene was there. [2]
Its site is tentatively located near Candere, Asiatic Turkey. [1] [3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Candara". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
40°55′25″N 33°39′03″E / 40.92365°N 33.65073°E / 40.92365; 33.65073
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