Nicomedia

Summary

Nicomedia is an ancient city^[1]. Nicomedia ranks in the top 4% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,152 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nicomedia is located in Yalova Province^[3].
• Nicomedia is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Nicomedia's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[5].
• Nicomedia's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Nicomedes I of Bithynia is named after Nicomedia^[7].
• Nicomedia took place at Bithynia^[8].
• Nicomedia's Commons category is recorded as Nicomedia^[9].
• 264 BC marks the founding of Nicomedia^[10].
• Nicomedia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.7625, 'lon': 29.9175}^[11].
• Nicomedia's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Marmara Region^[12].
• Nicomedia's significant event is recorded as Siege of Nicomedia^[13].
• Nicomedia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nicomedia^[14].
• Nicomedia's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Nicomedia's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Nicomedia's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[17].
• Nicomedia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Nicomedia's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Nicomedia's replaces is recorded as Astacus in Bithynia^[20].
• Nicomedia's replaced by is recorded as İzmit^[21].
• Nicomedia's category for people born here is recorded as Q9226109^[22].
• Nicomedia's category for people who died here is recorded as Q9219285^[23].
• Nicomedia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Νικομήδεια'}^[24].
• Nicomedia's category of associated people is recorded as Q32671508^[25].
• Nicomedia's different from is recorded as Nea Nikomedeia archeological site^[26].
• Nicomedia dates from the Roman Empire^[27].

Body

Geography

Nicomedia is in the country of Turkey^[4]. Nicomedia is located in Yalova Province^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[5] and archaeological site^[6].

History and Context

264 BC marks the founding of Nicomedia^[10]. Nicomedes I of Bithynia is named after Nicomedia^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nicomedia include Edict of Toleration by Galerius^[28], an edict^[29], in Ancient Rome^[30].

Why It Matters

Nicomedia ranks in the top 4% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,152 views/month).^[2] Nicomedia has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Nicomedia is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Nicomedia include Edict of Toleration by Galerius^[28], an edict^[29], in Ancient Rome^[30].