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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
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364174
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, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/nipolimo/.