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Cumania

Modern name
Kyrylivka
Modern country
Ukraine
Cumania, a coastal site in the Sea of Tana, is one of a group of toponyms that appears only on a single Sfera map (Ashb7) with an unusual amount of detail around the Black Sea. Note that the port of Cumania is different from the broader region by the same name, north of the Caspian Sea. Campbell #1175; Gordeev 253–4.
Coordinates
46.35, 35.37
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M205

Variant spellings of Cumania in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
camania Tre
Camariam He1
Chamariam Par4
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Cumania.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/cumania/.