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Falconaria

Modern name
Odessa, Shahany
Modern country
Ukraine
Falconaria was a site between Moncastro and Varna. It is one of a group of sites along the northern and western coast of the Black Sea that appear in only a single Sfera manuscript (Ashb7). Campbell #1109; Gordeev 302.
Coordinates
45.7, 29.87
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364163
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M157

Variant spellings of Falconaria in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
farcona/rya Ashb7
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Falconaria.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/falconaria/.