Zama (Turkey) Explained

Zama
Settlement Type:locality
Pushpin Map:Turkey
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Turkey
Pushpin Mapsize:300px
Coordinates:39.7542°N 34.825°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Turkey
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Yozgat

Zama was a Roman and Byzantine era town in the Roman district of Chamanene, in what is today central Turkey.[1] It has been tentatively identified with ruins on the Halys River between Caesarea in Cappadocia and Tavium.[2] Halys River.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (John Murray, 1890) p 96.
  2. Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (John Murray, 1890) p 260.
  3. Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (John Murray, 1890) p270.

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