Elis

Elis was the capital city of the ancient polis of Elis, and at the time of Pausanias one of the most populous and splendid cities of the ancient Greek world.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …has about 150,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (140 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday–Saturday: 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Description: ancient city-state, capital city of the district of Elis
  • Also known as
    “Ancient Elis”
    “Ílis”
    “Mint of Elis”
    “Palaiópolis”
    “Paliópolis”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Theater of Ancient Elis.
Kritheus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
260 metres north of Elis

Villages in the Area

Discover Kalyvia Ilidos and Afgeio.
is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit of , Elis, .
Avgeio is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit of , Elis, .
is a village and a community in the…
3 km east of Elis

Elis

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Latitude
37.89128° or 37° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
21.37462° or 21° 22′ 29″ east
Open location code
8G93V9RF+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 353566709
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Geo­Names ID
261790
Wiki­data ID
Q217667

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Welsh—“Elis” goes by many names.
ἌλιςAncient Greek (to 1453)
ἬλιςAncient Greek (to 1453)
ايلسArabic
ElidaAzerbaijani
Elida (şəhər)Azerbaijani
ElideBasque
ЭлідаBelarusian
ElisBreton
ЕлидаBulgarian
ЕлисBulgarian
Antiga ElisCatalan
ElisCatalan
ElisCebuano
厄利斯Chinese
埃利斯Chinese
ÉlisCzech
Starověká ÉlidaCzech
ElisDanish
ElisDutch
ElidoEsperanto
ElioEsperanto
ElisoEsperanto
ElisEstonian
EleiaFinnish
ElisFinnish
ÉlisFrench
ელიდაGeorgian
ელისიGeorgian
ElisGerman
Αρχαία ΉλιδαGreek
ΉλιδαGreek
ΉλιςGreek
איליסHebrew
אליסHebrew
एलिसHindi
ÉliszHungarian
ElísIcelandic
ElidaIdo
Elida (urbo)Ido
ElisIndonesian
ElideItalian
エーリスJapanese
엘리스Korean
EleaLatin
ElisLatin
ElīdaLatvian
Elīda (pilsēta)Latvian
ElidėLithuanian
ElisNorwegian
ElisNorwegian Bokmål
IlíaNorwegian Nynorsk
ElidaPolish
ÉlidaPortuguese
ÉlidePortuguese
ÉlisPortuguese
ElisRomanian
Древняя ЭолидаRussian
ЭлидаRussian
ElidaSerbo-Croatian
ÉlidaSlovak
IliaSlovak
ElidaSlovenian
ElideSpanish
ÉlisSpanish
ElisoSpanish
ÍlidaSpanish
ΉλιδαSpanish
ElisSwedish
IliaSwedish
IlidaSwedish
EleiaTurkish
ElisTurkish
İlidaTurkish
ЕлідаUkrainian
IlidaVietnamese
ElisWelsh

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