Magnesia on the Meander

Magnesia or Magnesia on the Maeander was an ancient Greek city in Ionia, considerable in size, at an important location commercially and strategically in the triangle of , and Tralles.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city of Ionia, in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as: “Leukophrys”, “Magnesia ad Meander”, “Magnesia on the Maeander”, “Magnesie aan de Meander”, “Magnesië aan de Meander”, “Magnesie du Meandre”, “Magnesio”, “Meandròpolis”, “Mint of Magnesia ad Maeandrum”, “Tekin”, “Магнесия на Меандре”, “Магнесія на Меандрі”, “Магнісія-на-Меандрі”, “மக்னீசியா”, “西皮洛斯山腳的馬格尼西亞”, “邁安德河畔馬格尼西亞”, “马格尼西亚”, “马格涅西亚”, and “麥格尼西亞 (河曲)”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tekin and Gümüşyeniköy.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , .

Village
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Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . is situated 3 km southwest of Magnesia on the Meander.

Magnesia on the Meander

Latitude
37.84981° or 37° 50′ 59″ north
Longitude
27.5229° or 27° 31′ 22″ east
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
8G99RGXF+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 183275603
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7733351
Wiki­data ID
Q1432674
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Magnesia on the Meander” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Μαγνησία ἡ πρὸς Μαιάνδρῳ”
  • Arabic: “مغنيسيا (على نهر مندريس)”
  • Arabic: “مغنيسيا”
  • Armenian: “Մեանդրայի Մագնեսիա”
  • Asturian: “Magnesia on the Maeander”
  • Belarusian: “Магнесія-на-Меандры”
  • Bulgarian: “Магнезия на Меандър”
  • Catalan: “Magnèsia del Meandre”
  • Chinese: “門德雷斯河畔馬格內西亞”
  • Chinese: “门德雷斯河畔马格内西亚”
  • Chinese: “馬格尼西亞”
  • Czech: “Magnisía tou Maiándrou”
  • Dutch: “Magnesia aan de Meander”
  • Dutch: “Magnesia ad Maeandrum”
  • Esperanto: “Magnesia ĉe rivero Meandro”
  • Finnish: “Magnesia”
  • French: “Magnésie du Méandre”
  • German: “Magnesia am Mäander”
  • Greek: “Μαγνησία του Μαιάνδρου”
  • Hebrew: “מגנסיה על המאנדר”
  • Icelandic: “Magnesía við Meander”
  • Irish: “Magnesia cois Menderes”
  • Italian: “Magnesia al Meandro”
  • Japanese: “マグネシア”
  • Latin: “Magnesia ad Maeandrum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Magnesia ved Meander”
  • Norwegian: “Magnesia ved Meander”
  • Polish: “Magnezja nad Meandrem”
  • Russian: “Магнесия-на-Меандре”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Magnezija na Meandru”
  • Slovak: “Magnésia nad Maiandrom”
  • Slovenian: “Magnezija ob Meandru”
  • Spanish: “Magnesia del Meandro”
  • Swedish: “Magnesia vid Meander”
  • Tamil: “மக்னீசியா ஆன் தி மீண்டர்”
  • Turkish: “Magnesia”
  • Ukrainian: “Магнесія-на-Меандрі”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gümüşköy and Moralı.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tekin and Moralı.

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