Megara Hyblaea
Megara Hyblaea – perhaps identical with Hybla Major – is an ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia in Sicily, situated near Augusta on the east coast, 20 kilometres north-northwest of Syracuse, Italy, on the deep bay formed by the Xiphonian promontory.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 13 metres (43 feet)
- Description: city of ancient Sicily and Italian archaeological site
- Also known as“Megara Hyblaea mint”“Mint of Megara Hyblaea”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Marcellino railway halt and Catacombe del Mulinello.
Marcellino railway halt
Marcellino railway halt is a railway station.
1 km north of Megara Hyblaea
Catacombe del Mulinello
Catacombe del Mulinello is an archaeological site.
4 km north of Megara Hyblaea
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brucoli and Marina di Melilli.
Marina di Melilli
Marina di Melilli is a locality.
9 km south of Megara Hyblaea
Villasmundo
Villasmundo is a southern Italian hamlet of Melilli…
10 km northwest of Megara Hyblaea
Megara Hyblaea
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Latitude
37.2038° or 37° 12′ 14″ north
Longitude
15.18274° or 15° 10′ 58″ east
Open location code
8F9Q653M+G3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Western Armenian—“Megara Hyblaea” goes by many names.
Τὰ ΜέγαραAncient Greek (to 1453)
ميغارا هيبلاياArabic
Megara HibleaBasque
Megara HyblaeaBavarian
Mègara HibleaCatalan
麥加拉Chinese
墨伽拉希布莱阿Chinese
MegaraCzech
Megara HyblaiaCzech
Μέγαρα ὙβλαίαCzech
Megara HyblaeaDutch
Megara HyblaiaFinnish
Μέγαρα ΥβλαίαGreek
מגארה היבלאהHebrew
Megara HyblaeaItalian
Megara IbleaItalian
メガラ・ヒュブラエアJapanese
メガラ・ヒュベアレアJapanese
Megāras HiblajaLatvian
Megara HyblaeaNorwegian
Megara HyblaeaNorwegian Bokmål
Megara HyblajaPolish
Megara HiblejaSerbo-Croatian
Megara HyblaeaSicilian
Megara HiblejaSlovenian
Megara HyblaiaSwedish
Мегара ХіблеяUkrainian
Մեղարա ԻվլէաWestern Armenian
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