What is "palakion"

Palakion , according to Strabo, was a Scythian fortress in the steppes of Crimea. The only information about it is from an inscription on the gravestone of a dweller of Chersonesos who died in a battle at the walls of Palakion.

Strabo suggests that Palakion, Chabon and Scythian Neapolis were named after sons of Scythian ruler Skilurus ( Palakus, in the case of Palakion).

Peter Simon Pallas speculated that the name of Balaklava is a corruption of 'Palakion' and identified the two places. There is no historical evidence to this.