Cizari or Kizari (), also called Icizari or Ikizari (Ἰκίζαρι), was a settlement and fort 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 the district

Phazemonitis Phazemon (), also known as Thermai Phazemoniton, was a town in the west of ancient Pontus, south of the Gazelonitis, and north of Amasia; it contained hot mineral springs. Pompey, after his victory over Mithridates, planted a colony there, and chan ...

, on Lake Stiphane. It was deserted in Strabo's time, and there was a palace built near it. Its site is located southwest of

Lâdik Ladik is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 541 km2, and its population is 16,072 (2022). It is on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Adnan Topal ( AKP). History Laodicea Pontica or Laodic ...

, Asiatic Turkey.

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