East Macedonia & Thrace
Evros
Alexandroupoli

Doriscus

Doriscus was a settlement in ancient Thrace, on the northern shores of , in a plain west of the river Hebrus. It was notable for remaining in Persian hands for many years after the Second Persian invasion of Greece, and remained thus known as the last Persian stronghold in .
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  • Type: Village with 493 residents
  • Description: ancient Thracian city
  • Also known as: “Doriskos”
  • Postal code: 68500

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Feres and Loutros.

Town
Photo: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a former municipality in the , East Macedonia and Thrace, . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 6 km northeast of Doriscus.

Village
is a village and a community in the southern part of the in Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Traianoupoli. Its population in 2021 was 595 for the community, including the villages Loutra Traianoupoleos and Pefka. is situated 6 km west of Doriscus.

Village
is a village in the municipal unit of , in the southern part of the , northeastern . In 2021 its population was 102 for the community, including the villages Melia and Koila. is situated 7 km north of Doriscus.

Doriscus

Latitude
40.86729° or 40° 52′ 2″ north
Longitude
26.1182° or 26° 7′ 6″ east
Population
493
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
8GG8V489+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 299276959
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
736408
Wiki­data ID
Q1169725
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Doriscus” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Δορίσκος”
  • Catalan: “Dorisc”
  • Catalan: “Doriscos”
  • Dutch: “Doriskos”
  • Finnish: “Doriskos”
  • French: “Doriskos”
  • Greek: “Dhorískos”
  • Greek: “Dorískos”
  • Greek: “Δορίσκος”
  • Hebrew: “דוריסקוס”
  • Italian: “Dorisco”
  • Latin: “Doriscus”
  • Romanian: “Doriskos”
  • Russian: “Дориск”
  • Russian: “Дорискос”
  • Spanish: “Dorisco”
  • Tamil: “டோரிசக்கஸ்”
  • Turkish: “Doriscus”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Doriscus”. Photo: Aristomakos, CC BY-SA 4.0.