Cape Deveboynu, Datça

Deveboynu Cape is a promontory in southwest , on the , at the extreme end of the , north of the island of . The modern town of is located there.
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Photo: Thérèse Gaigé, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: promontory in southwest Turkey
  • Also known as: “Deveboynu Burnu”, “Kıriyo Burnu”, and “Kriyo Boynu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Temple of Aphrodite, Knidos.

Ruins
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Temple of Aphrodite Euploia was a sanctuary in ancient dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite. It was a famous pilgrimage, known for hosting the famous statue of Aphrodite of Knidos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knidos.

Locality
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or Cnidus was a Greek city in ancient Caria and part of the Dorian Hexapolis, in south-western Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey. It was situated on the Datça peninsula, which forms the southern side of the Sinus Ceramicus, now known as Gulf of Gökova.

Cape Deveboynu, Datça

Latitude
36.68569° or 36° 41′ 9″ north
Longitude
27.36278° or 27° 21′ 46″ east
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
8G89M9P7+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27679371
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
316833
Wiki­data ID
Q5034748
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Cape Deveboynu, Datça” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Τριόπιον ἄκρον”
  • Arabic: “رأس ديفيبويونو داتشا”
  • Cebuano: “Deveboynu Burnu”
  • French: “cap Deveboynu”
  • French: “Cap Deveboynu”
  • French: “cap Triopium”
  • Latin: “Triopium promunturium”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Deveboynu Burnu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Deveboynuneset”
  • Russian: “Девебойну”
  • Russian: “Крио”
  • Russian: “Триопийский мыс”
  • Turkish: “Deveboynu Burnu”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Deveboynu Lighthouse and Temple of Apollon.

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