Comana (Cappadocia)

Comana
Comana
Comana (Cappadocia) is located in Turkey
Comana (Cappadocia)
Shown within Turkey
LocationŞar, Adana Province, Turkey
RegionCappadocia
Coordinates38°19′48″N 36°19′48″E / 38.33000°N 36.33000°E / 38.33000; 36.33000
TypeSettlement
Site notes
ConditionIn ruins

Comana was a city of Cappadocia (Greek: τὰ Κόμανα τῆς Καππαδοκίας) and later Cataonia (Latin: Comana Cataoniae; frequently called Comana Chryse[1] or Aurea, i.e. "the golden", to distinguish it from Comana in Pontus). The Hittite toponym Kummanni is considered likely to refer to Comana, but the identification is not considered proven.[2] Its ruins are at the modern Turkish village of Şarköy, Tufanbeyli district, Adana Province.[3]

  1. ^ Eustathius, Commentary on Dionysius, 694) surnames it Chryse, "Golden".
  2. ^ Sirkeli Archaeological Project Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 64 & notes.