Cassope

Kassope or Cassope was an ancient Greek city in Epirus. Kassope occupies a remote site on a high platform overlooking the sea, the Ambracian Gulf and the fertile lands to the south.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city and archaeological site in Epirus, Greece
  • Also known as: “Cassopeis”, “Cassòpia”, “Cassopis”, “Kassôpê”, “Kassopi”, “Kassopia”, “Kasszópia”, “Mint of Cassope”, “Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Κασσώπης”, and “Кассопия”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamarina and Kryopigi.

Village
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is a village of , in the region of , in western .

Village
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is a village.

Town
is a town and a former municipality in the , , . is situated 7 km east of Cassope.

Cassope

Latitude
39.14508° or 39° 8′ 42″ north
Longitude
20.67332° or 20° 40′ 24″ east
Elevation
609 metres (1,998 feet)
Operator
ΛΓ΄ Εφορεία Προϊστορικών και Κλασικών Αρχαιοτήτων
Open location code
8GF24MWF+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 318321522
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
260837
Wiki­data ID
Q380844
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Cassope” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Касиопе”
  • Catalan: “Cassope”
  • Dutch: “Cassope”
  • Finnish: “Kassope”
  • French: “Cassope”
  • German: “Kassiopi”
  • German: “Kassope”
  • Greek: “Kassópi”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Κασσώπη”
  • Greek: “Κασσώπη”
  • Hungarian: “Kasszópé”
  • Italian: “Cassope”
  • Japanese: “カッソピ”
  • Latin: “Cassope”
  • Russian: “Кассопа”
  • Spanish: “Casopa”
  • Turkish: “Cassope”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Πολύβρυσο and Kato Myrsini, Preveza.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: ΖΑΛΟΓΓΟ and ΟΙ ΕΙΣΟΔΟΙ ΤΩΝ ΟΙΚΙΩΝ.

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