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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city of Ionia, in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as: “Mint of Priene” and “プリエーネー”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sanctuary of Athena and Bishop’s Church.

Archaeological site
Photo: Zigomar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Athena Polias in Priene was an Ionic… is situated 200 metres south of Priene.

Archaeological site
Photo: Alicembasli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 180 metres southeast of Priene.

Archaeological site
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 250 metres south of Priene.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Güllübahçe and Yuvaca.

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

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . is situated 4 km southwest of Priene.

Village
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . is situated 5 km southwest of Priene.

Priene

Latitude
37.66107° or 37° 39′ 40″ north
Longitude
27.29689° or 27° 17′ 49″ east
Elevation
105 metres (344 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8G99M76W+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32255943
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7733372
Wiki­data ID
Q142819
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Ukrainian—“Priene” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ፕሪዬኔ”
  • Arabic: “براين”
  • Armenian: “Պրիենե”
  • Basque: “Priene”
  • Belarusian: “Прыена”
  • Bulgarian: “Приен”
  • Bulgarian: “Приене”
  • Catalan: “Priene”
  • Chinese: “普里埃內”
  • Chinese: “普里埃内”
  • Chinese: “普里耶涅”
  • Chinese: “雅典娜·波麗亞斯神廟”
  • Czech: “Priéné”
  • Danish: “Priene”
  • Dutch: “Priëne”
  • Esperanto: “Priene”
  • Finnish: “Priene”
  • French: “Priène”
  • German: “Priene”
  • Greek: “Πριήνη”
  • Hebrew: “פריאנה”
  • Hungarian: “Priéné”
  • Indonesian: “Priene”
  • Italian: “Priene”
  • Japanese: “プリエネ”
  • Korean: “프리에네”
  • Latin: “Priene”
  • Persian: “پریه‌نه”
  • Polish: “Priene”
  • Portuguese: “Priene”
  • Romanian: “Priene”
  • Russian: “Приена”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Priene”
  • Slovenian: “Priena”
  • Spanish: “Priene”
  • Swedish: “Priene”
  • Tamil: “பிரீனே”
  • Turkish: “Priene”
  • Ukrainian: “Прієна”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gölbent and Balat Ovası.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Theatre and Priene Garden Pansiyon.

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