Priene

Priene was an ancient Greek city of Ionia located at the base of an escarpment of Mycale, about 6 kilometres north of what was then the course of the Maeander River.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (340 feet)
  • …is also known as “Mint of Priene”
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • Description: ancient city of Ionia, in modern-day Turkey

Nearby Archaeological Sites

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Archaeological site
The Temple of Athena Polias in Priene was an Ionic…
200 metres south of Priene
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is an archaeological site.
180 metres southeast of Priene
Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.
250 metres south of Priene

Villages in the Area

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is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , .
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , .
4 km southwest of Priene
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , .
5 km southwest of Priene
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Latitude
37.66107° or 37° 39′ 40″ north
Longitude
27.29689° or 27° 17′ 49″ east
Open location code
8G99M76W+CQ
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historic = archaeological_site
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tourism = attraction
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Ukrainian—“Priene” goes by many names.
ፕሪዬኔAmharic
براينArabic
ՊրիենեArmenian
PrieneBasque
ПрыенаBelarusian
ПриенBulgarian
ПриенеBulgarian
PrieneCatalan
普里埃內Chinese
普里埃内Chinese
普里耶涅Chinese
雅典娜·波麗亞斯神廟Chinese
PriénéCzech
PrieneDanish
PriëneDutch
PrieneEsperanto
ΠριήνηEsperanto
PrieneFinnish
ΠριήνηGreek
פריאנהHebrew
PriénéHungarian
PrieneIndonesian
PrieneItalian
プリエーネーJapanese
プリエネJapanese
프리에네Korean
PrieneLatin
پریه‌نهPersian
PrienePolish
PrieneRomanian
ПриенаRussian
PrieneSerbo-Croatian
PrienaSlovenian
PrieneSwedish
பிரீனேTamil
PrieneTurkish
ПрієнаUkrainian

Localities in the Area

“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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