Chersonesos

Chersonesos or Chersonesus is the Greek for "peninsula".

The term appears in various ancient toponyms:

• Chersonesos Taurica an ancient city near Sevastopol, current archaeological site in the Crimea, Ukraine. The name Chersonesus Taurica was also extended to the entire Crimean Peninsula.
• Kherson, Ukraine, formerly called Chersonesos.
• Chersonesos (Lyctus), an ancient Greek city on Crete that was the harbor of Lyctus.
• Chersonissos, Crete, Greece, a village near the historical harbor of Lyctus.
• Chersonesos (Sicily), an ancient Greek colony in Sicily, Italy.
• Gallipoli, Turkey, was called Chersonesus Thracica in antiquity.
• Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, was called Chersonesus Cimbrica in antiquity.
• Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, was called Chersonesus Aurea in antiquity.

See also

• Chersonese (disambiguation)