Cinolis or Kinolis (), also known as Cimolis or Kimolis (Κίμωλις), was a Greek small port town on the coast of

ancient Paphlagonia Paphlagonia (; , modern translit. ''Paflagonía''; ) was an ancient region on the Black Sea coast of north-central Anatolia, situated between Bithynia to the west and Pontus to the east, and separated from Phrygia (later, Galatia) by a prolongati ...

. According to

Arrian Arrian of Nicomedia (; Greek: ''Arrianos''; ; ) was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander, and philosopher of the Roman period. '' The Anabasis of Alexander'' by Arrian is considered the best source on the campaigns of ...

it was situate 180 stadia west of Stephane, but according to

Marcian of Heraclea Marcian of Heraclea (, ''Markianòs Hērakleṓtēs''; ; fl. century AD) was a minor Greek geographer from Heraclea Pontica in Late Antiquity. His known works are: *'' Periplus of the Outer Sea'' (Greek: ''Περιπλοισ τησ εΞω Θ� ...

only 150. The nearby town of Anticinolis was located 80 stadia from Cinolis. Its site is located near Ginoğlu,

Kastamonu Province Kastamonu Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey, in the Black Sea Region, Turkey, Black Sea region in the north of the country. It is surrounded by Sinop Province, Sinop to the east, Bartın Province, Bartın, Karabük Province ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

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Populated places in ancient Paphlagonia Former populated places in Turkey History of Kastamonu Province Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey {{Kastamonu-geo-stub