Chersonesus (disambiguation)

Chersonesus is an ancient city near Sevastopol, Crimea.

Chersonesos or Chersonesus (Ancient Greek: χερσόνησος), the Greek word for "peninsula", may also refer to:

Cities

  • Cherronesos (Caria), an ancient city in Caria, now in Turkey
  • Chersonesus (northern Crete), an ancient city in northern Crete
  • Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, a village near the prior, adopting the ancient name

Peninsulas

  • Taurica or Chersonesus Taurica, today known as the Crimean Peninsula
  • Gallipoli, Turkey, called Chersonesus Thracica in antiquity
  • Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, called Chersonesus Cimbrica in antiquity
  • Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, identified with the Golden Chersonese, or the Chersonesus Aurea, in antiquity
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