Cimiata or Kimiata was a hill town 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 ...

, which gave its name to a division of Paphlagonia named Cimiatene. It was situated at the foot of the

Olgassys Ilgaz Mountains (; ) is a mountain range in northwest Anatolia, Turkey. It belongs to the Pontic Mountains system. Geography In west Black Sea region, there are three ranges of mountains, which run parallel to the Black Sea coast. Ilgaz Moun ...

. Its site was previously located near Kurmalar, Asiatic Turkey. However, view of new studies and epigraphic survey, this site is probably more located at Asar Tepe, near Deresamail village close to Eskipazar.Roger Matthews, Claudia Glatz, 2009 "at Empire's Edge : Project Paphlagonia", p. 174-176.

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Populated places in ancient Paphlagonia Former populated places in Turkey Roman towns and cities in Turkey History of Çankırı Province {{Çankırı-geo-stub