Chersonesos

Chersonesos (Greek Χερσόνησος " peninsula "; Latin Chersonesus ), also Chersonese, is an acronym for

Peninsulas in Turkey:

• The Gallipoli Peninsula ( Thracian Chersonese )
• The Datça Peninsula (Doric Peninsula or Knidos peninsula, Hersonissos Cnidia )
• The Daraçya Yarımandası across from Rhodes ( Carian Chersonese or Loryma Peninsula )

In the Crimea:

• The Doric colonies or the ancient Chersonese (city) in the Crimea (small Chersonese )
• The land mass between the Azov and the Black Sea, including Crimea ( large or Scythian or Tauride Chersonese )

Other peninsulas:

• Malay Peninsula ( Golden Peninsula, Chersonesus Aurea )
• Cimbrian peninsula and Jutland ( Chersonesus cimbrica )

Places and dioceses:

• Hersonissos, place on the island of Crete
• Titular Chersonesus in Crete
• Titular Chersonesus in Europe
• Titular Chersonesus in Zechia

From Chersonesos derived name:

• Kherson, Ukrainian city
• Khersones, Ukrainian sail training ship

• Disambiguation