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Nipolimo

Ancient name
Kales
Modern name
Alapli
Modern country
Turkey
Nipolimo is a port on the southern shore of the Black Sea between Carpi and Pontarachia. It appears in only a single Sfera manuscript (Ashb7). Campbell #1307; Gordeev 28.
Coordinates
41.18, 31.39
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M169

Variant spellings of Nipolimo in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
nipo/litio Ashb7
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Nipolimo.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/nipolimo/.