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Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates is an archaeological site in . Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the hamlet .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Greek temple
  • Also known as: “Ierón Apóllonos Ylátou”, “İlatis Apollo Mabedi”, “Sanctuary of Apollo”, and “Sanctuary of Apollon Yiatis”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Episkopi Cantonment and Kourion.

Military installation
Photo: Karpouzi, Public domain.
is the capital of , a British overseas territory on the island of , 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. is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 arrived on this site. is situated 1¼ miles east of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.

Theater building
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a theater building, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Episkopi and Sotira.

Town
Photo: Rüdiger Stehn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and a municipal district of the Kourion Municipality lying partly in the district of and partly in the British Overseas Territory of . is situated 2 miles east of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.

Hamlet
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village located partly in the of , and partly in the British Overseas Territory of , west of , near . is situated 2½ miles north of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.

Village
is a and a municipal district of the Kourion Municipality, lying partly in the of and partly in the British Overseas Territory of . is situated 3½ miles east of Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.

Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

Latitude
34.67288° or 34° 40′ 22″ north
Longitude
32.86358° or 32° 51′ 49″ east
Elevation
433 feet (132 metres)
Open location code
8G6JMVF7+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83861303
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
5743
Wiki­data ID
Q16328216
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Свяцілішча Апалона Гілата”
  • Cebuano: “Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates”
  • French: “sanctuaire d’Apollo Hylates”
  • French: “Sanctuaire d’Apollo Hylates”
  • Greek: “Ιερό του Απόλλωνα Υλάτη”
  • Greek: “Ιερόν Απόλλωνος Υλάτου”
  • Russian: “Святилище Аполлона Гилата”
  • Swedish: “Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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