Gangra
Burial place · Council site · today Çankırı
central district and city in Çankırı Province, Turkey
Approximate centre: 40.6000, 33.6167 · Pleiades 844926
Who is recorded here
- Dioscorus I of Alexandria burial · AD 454
- Dioscorus I of Alexandria death · AD 454
- Macedonius II of Constantinople death · AD 517
- Philoxenus of Mabbug death · AD 523
What happened here
- Synod of Gangra AD 340
In art
About the place
Çankırı is a city in Turkey, about 140 km (87 mi) northeast of Ankara. It is situated about 800 m (2500 ft) above sea level. It is the seat of Çankırı Province and of Çankırı District. Its population is 90,564 (2021).
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