Comana (Cappadocia)

Comana
Comana
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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 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. Its ruins are at the modern Turkish village of Şarköy, Tufanbeyli district, Adana Province.