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Corinth

Ancient Corinth

Corinth was a city-state on the , the narrow stretch of land that joins the peninsula to the mainland of , roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta.
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  • Type: Village with 1,800 residents
  • Description: city-state in ancient Greece
  • Also known as: “ancient Corinth”, “ancient Korinthos”, “Ancient Korinthos”, “Archaia Korinthos”, “Arkhaia Korinthos”, “Arkhaía Kórinthos”, “Corinth”, “Korinthos”, “Kórinthos”, “Palaiá”, and “Palaiá Kórinthos”
  • Historically known as: “Old Corinth”
  • Postal code: 20007

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pirene fountain and Temple of Apollo.

Ruins
Photo: MM, Public domain.
Pirene or Peirene is the name of a fountain or spring in Greek mythology, physically located in Corinth. It was said to be a favored watering-hole of Pegasus, sacred to the Muses.

Temple
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: MM, Public domain.
is a monolithic rock overlooking the ancient city of Corinth, Greece. In the estimation of George Forrest, "It is the most impressive of the acropolis of mainland Greece." With its secure water supply, 's fortress was repeatedly used…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Examilia and Lechaio.

Village
is a town in the municipality of , . It is situated about 5 km south of Corinth, and 6 km west of . The name likely derives from the adjacent Hexamilion Wall, although it had not been in use for some time before the town was founded. is situated 4 km east of Ancient Corinth.

Town
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the municipal unit of Assos-Lechaio in , . It is situated on the coast of the , 8 km west of and 12 km southeast of . is situated 4½ km northwest of Ancient Corinth.

Photo: OrthoArchitectDU, CC BY 3.0.
or Korinth is one of the oldest towns of , a port and the capital of the homonym .

Ancient Corinth

Latitude
37.90752° or 37° 54′ 27″ north
Longitude
22.88301° or 22° 52′ 59″ east
Population
1,800
Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)
Open location code
8G94WV5M+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 301280633
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
264638
Wiki­data ID
Q1363688
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Armenian—“Ancient Corinth” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Korinthi i lashtë”
  • Arabic: “أركيا كورينثوس، كورينثيا”
  • Arabic: “قورنثوس القديمة”
  • Arabic: “كورينث القديمة”
  • Azerbaijani: “Korinf”
  • Azerbaijani: “qədim Korinf”
  • Belarusian: “Старажытны Карынф”
  • Bulgarian: “Древен Коринт”
  • Catalan: “Antiga Corint”
  • Cebuano: “Ancient Corinth (arkiyolohiyang dapit sa Gresya)”
  • Cebuano: “Ancient Corinth”
  • Chinese: “科林斯”
  • Czech: “starověký Korint”
  • Danish: “Corinth”
  • Dutch: “Oud Korinthe”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كورنثوس القديمه”
  • Esperanto: “antikva Korinto”
  • Finnish: “Korintti”
  • French: “ancienne Corinthe”
  • French: “Ancienne Corinthe”
  • French: “Corinthe antique”
  • French: “Histoire de Corinthe dans l’Antiquité”
  • Galician: “Corinto antiga”
  • Georgian: “ძველი კორინთი”
  • German: “Alt-Korinth”
  • German: “Antikes Korinth”
  • German: “Korinth in der Antike”
  • German: “Korinth”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Κορινθία”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Κόρινθος”
  • Greek: “Κόρινθος”
  • Greek: “Παλαιά Κόρινθος” (historical)
  • Greek: “Παλιά Κόρινθος” (historical)
  • Hebrew: “מלון לילה 1”
  • Hebrew: “קורינתוס העתיקה”
  • Hungarian: “ókori Korinthosz”
  • Icelandic: “Kórinþa til forna”
  • Icelandic: “Kórinþa”
  • Indonesian: “Korinthos”
  • Irish: “An tSean-Choraint”
  • Italian: “antica Corinto”
  • Italian: “Antica Corinto”
  • Italian: “Corinto”
  • Japanese: “古代コリントス”
  • Korean: “고대 코린토스”
  • Latvian: “Senā Korinta”
  • Lithuanian: “Senovės Korintas”
  • Malagasy: “Kôrinto tamin’ ny Andro Taloha”
  • Malagasy: “Korinto tamin’ny Andro Taloha”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Gū Gŏ̤-lìng-dŏ̤”
  • Ossetian: “Рагон Коринф”
  • Russian: “Архея-Коринтос”
  • Russian: “Древний Коринф”
  • Serbian: “Антички Коринт”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bizantski Korint”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Drevni Korint”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rimski Korint”
  • Slovenian: “antični Korint”
  • Slovenian: “Antični Korint”
  • Slovenian: “Korint”
  • Spanish: “Antigua Corinto”
  • Swedish: “Korinth”
  • Tagalog: “Sinaunang Corinto”
  • Tamil: “பண்டைய கொரிந்து”
  • Turkish: “Eski Korint”
  • Turkish: “Korinth”
  • Ukrainian: “Стародавній Коринф”
  • Urdu: “قدیم کورنتھ”
  • Western Armenian: “Հին Կորնթոս”

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Notable Places Nearby

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