Gadilon (), also known as Gazelon (Γαζηλών), and possibly Helega, was a town in the north-west of

ancient Pontus Pontus or Pontos (; ,) is a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in the modern-day eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region and its mountainous hinterland (rising to the Pontic Alps in the ...

, in a fertile plain between the

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and

Amisus Samsun is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. The urban area recorded a population of 738,692 in 2022. The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of ...

. From this town the whole district received the name of ''Gadilonitis'', which is probably the right form, which must, perhaps, be restored in two passages of

Strabo Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-si ...

, in one of which the common reading is ''Galaouitis'' (Γαλαουῖτις), and in the other ''Gazelotos'' (Γαζηλωτός). It was the site of a battle between the Umayyads, led by Abd al-Aziz ibn al-Walid, and Byzantines in 713. Its site is located near

Bafra Bafra is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Covering about 1,500 km2, and with over 140,000 inhabitants it is a settlement located from the Black Sea, in the fertile Kızılırmak Delta. The Bafra Pl ...

in Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Pontus Former populated places in Turkey History of Samsun Province {{Samsun-geo-stub

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