Zama (Turkey)

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]

Zama (Turkey)
Zama (Turkey)
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°45′15″N 34°49′30″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceYozgat
Area
  District2,054.30 km2 (793.17 sq mi)

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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