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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  • Village with 493 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 38 metres (125 feet)
  • …is also known as “Doriskos”
  • Description: ancient Thracian city
  • Postal code: 68500

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Feres and Loutros.

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Village
is a village and a community in the southern part of the in Greece. is situated 6 km west of Doriscus.

Village
is a village in the municipal unit of … is situated 7 km north of Doriscus.

Doriscus

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Latitude
40.86729° or 40° 52′ 2″ north
Longitude
26.1182° or 26° 7′ 6″ east
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”
  • Persian: “دوریسکوس”
  • Romanian: “Doriskos”
  • Russian: “Дориск”
  • Russian: “Дорискос”
  • Spanish: “Dorisco”
  • Tamil: “டோரிசக்கஸ்”
  • Turkish: “Doriscus”

Localities in the Area

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