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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  • 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”, “Eleia”, “Élide”, “Elido”, “Elio”, “Ílida”, “İlida”, “Ilis”, “Ílis”, “Mint of Elis”, “Palaiópolis”, “Paliópolis”, “Елис”, “ელიდა”, “איליס”, and “埃利斯”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Theater of Ancient Elis.

Photo: Kritheus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 260 metres north of Elis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalyvia Ilidos and Afgeio.

Village
is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit of , Elis, .

Village
Avgeio is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit of , Elis, .

Village
is a village and a community in the… is situated 3 km east of Elis.

Elis

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
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.
  • 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”
  • Catalan: “Antiga Elis”
  • Catalan: “Elis”
  • Cebuano: “Elis”
  • Chinese: “厄利斯”
  • Czech: “Élis”
  • Czech: “Starověká Élida”
  • Danish: “Elis”
  • Dutch: “Elis”
  • Esperanto: “Eliso”
  • Estonian: “Elis”
  • Finnish: “Elis”
  • French: “Élis”
  • Georgian: “ელისი”
  • German: “Elis”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Ήλιδα”
  • Greek: “Ήλιδα”
  • Greek: “Ήλις”
  • 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”
  • Romanian: “Elis”
  • Russian: “Древняя Эолида”
  • Russian: “Элида”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Elida”
  • Slovak: “Ilia”
  • Slovenian: “Elida”
  • Spanish: “Elis”
  • Spanish: “Ilida”
  • Swedish: “Elis”
  • Turkish: “Elis”
  • Ukrainian: “Еліда”
  • Vietnamese: “Ilida”
  • Welsh: “Elis”
  • “Ἦλις”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Elis and Pigadi.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Open Air Theatre and Αποστολοπουλου.

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