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.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Saturday: 8:00 AM—3:00 PM
public holidays: closed - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient city-state, capital city of the district of Elis
- Also known as: “Ancient Elis”, “Ilis”, “Ílis”, “Mint of Elis”, “Palaiópolis”, and “Paliópolis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Theater of Ancient Elis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalyvia Ilidos and Afgeio.
Kalyvia Ilidos
Village
Kalyvia Ilidos is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit of Amaliada, Elis, Greece. It is located near the left bank of the river Pineios, 1 km northeast of Avgeio, 1 km west of Archaia Ilida, 10 km north of Amaliada and 11 km northeast of Gastouni.
Afgeio
Village
Avgeio is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit of Amaliada, Elis, Greece. It is situated in a plain near the ancient city of Elis, 1 km southwest of Kalyvia, 2 km northeast of Sosti and 9 km north of Amaliada.
Agios Dimitrios
Village
Agios Dimitrios is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Amaliada, northern Elis, Peloponnese, Greece. It is situated on the left bank of the river Pineios, 3 km west of the Pineios reservoir. Agios Dimitrios is situated 3 km east of Elis.
Elis
- Categories: polis, ancient city, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Ilida, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.89128° or 37° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
21.37462° or 21° 22′ 29″ east
Population
150,000
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8G93V9RF+GR
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Welsh—“Elis” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἄλις”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἤλις”
- Arabic: “إيلس”
- Arabic: “ايلس”
- Azerbaijani: “Elida (şəhər)”
- Azerbaijani: “Elida”
- Basque: “Elide”
- Belarusian: “Эліда”
- Breton: “Elis”
- Bulgarian: “Елида”
- Bulgarian: “Елис”
- Catalan: “Antiga Elis”
- Catalan: “Elis”
- Cebuano: “Elis”
- Chinese: “厄利斯”
- Chinese: “埃利斯”
- Czech: “Elis”
- Czech: “Élis”
- Czech: “Starověká Élida”
- Danish: “Elis”
- Dutch: “Elis”
- Esperanto: “Elido”
- Esperanto: “Elio”
- Esperanto: “Eliso”
- Estonian: “Elis”
- Finnish: “Eleia”
- Finnish: “Elis”
- French: “Élis”
- Georgian: “ელიდა”
- Georgian: “ელისი”
- German: “Elis”
- Greek: “Αρχαία Ήλιδα”
- Greek: “Ήλιδα”
- Greek: “Ήλις”
- Hebrew: “איליס”
- Hebrew: “אליס”
- Hindi: “एलिस”
- Hungarian: “Élisz”
- Icelandic: “Elís”
- Ido: “Elida (urbo)”
- Ido: “Elida”
- Indonesian: “Elis”
- Italian: “Elide”
- Japanese: “エーリス”
- Korean: “엘리스”
- Latin: “Elea”
- Latin: “Elis”
- Latvian: “Elīda (pilsēta)”
- Latvian: “Elīda”
- Lithuanian: “Elidė”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Elis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ilía”
- Norwegian: “Elis”
- Polish: “Elida”
- Portuguese: “Élida”
- Portuguese: “Élide”
- Portuguese: “Élis”
- Romanian: “Elis”
- Russian: “Древняя Эолида”
- Russian: “Элида”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Elida”
- Slovak: “Elida”
- Slovak: “Élida”
- Slovak: “Ilia”
- Slovenian: “Elida”
- Spanish: “Elide”
- Spanish: “Elis”
- Spanish: “Élis”
- Spanish: “Eliso”
- Spanish: “Ilida”
- Spanish: “Ílida”
- Spanish: “Ήλιδα”
- Swedish: “Elis”
- Swedish: “Ilia”
- Swedish: “Ilida”
- Turkish: “Eleia”
- Turkish: “Elis”
- Turkish: “Ilida”
- Turkish: “İlida”
- Ukrainian: “Еліда”
- Vietnamese: “Ilida”
- Welsh: “Elis”
- “Ἦλις”
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