Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates is an archaeological site in United Kingdom. Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates is situated nearby to the village Episkopi Cantonment, as well as near the hamlet Sotira.- Opening hours:
September 16th—April 15th: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
April 16th—September 15th: 8:30 AM—7:30 PM - Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Ierón Apóllonos Ylátou”, “İlatis Apollo Mabedi”, “Sanctuary of Apollo”, and “Sanctuary of Apollon Yiatis”
- Inscription: “Apollon Hylates, God of the Woodland, was the protector of Kourion and it is believed that he was worshipped at the site from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kourion and Kourion Stadium.
Kourion
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kourion was an important ancient Greek city-state on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. In the twelfth century BCE, after the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces, Greek settlers from Argos arrived on this site. Kourion is situated 1¼ miles east of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.
Kourion Stadium
Photo: Fry72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kourion Stadium is situated 3,900 feet east of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.
Curium Ancient Theatre
Theater building
Curium Ancient Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Episkopi Cantonment and Episkopi.
Episkopi Cantonment
Village
Photo: Karpouzi, Public domain.
Episkopi Cantonment is the capital of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British overseas territory on the island of Cyprus, administered as a military base. It is located in the northwestern part of the Western Sovereign Base Area, one of the two areas which comprise the territory. Episkopi Cantonment is situated 1½ miles west of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.
Episkopi
Town
Photo: Rüdiger Stehn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Episkopi is a village and a municipal district of the Kourion Municipality lying partly in the Limassol district of Cyprus and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Episkopi is situated 2 miles east of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.
Sotira
Hamlet
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sotira is a village located partly in the Limassol District of Cyprus, and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, west of Limassol, near Episkopi. Sotira is situated 2½ miles north of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.
Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
34.67288° or 34° 40′ 22″ northLongitude
32.86358° or 32° 51′ 49″ eastElevation
433 feet (132 metres)Open location code
8G6JMVF7+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 83861303OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
5743
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In Other Languages
“Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ιερόν Απόλλωνος Υλάτου”
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