Megara Hyblaea

Megara Hyblaea – perhaps identical with Hybla Major – is an ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia in , situated near on the east coast, 20 kilometres north-northwest of Syracuse, , on the deep bay formed by the Xiphonian promontory.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: city of ancient Sicily and Italian archaeological site
  • Also known as: “Megara”, “Megara Hyblaea mint”, “Mint of Megara Hyblaea”, “Μέγαρα Ὑβλαία”, “メガラ・ヒュベアレア”, and “墨伽拉希布莱阿”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Marcellino railway halt and Catacombe del Mulinello.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 1 km north of Megara Hyblaea.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 4 km north of Megara Hyblaea.

Photo: Salvatore Cannizzaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 4 km east of Megara Hyblaea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brucoli and Marina di Melilli.

Village
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is a southern hamlet of … is situated 9 km north of Megara Hyblaea.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 9 km south of Megara Hyblaea.

Village
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is a southern hamlet of … is situated 10 km northwest of Megara Hyblaea.

Megara Hyblaea

Latitude
37.2038° or 37° 12′ 14″ north
Longitude
15.18274° or 15° 10′ 58″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8F9Q653M+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 227706225
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8063661
Wiki­data ID
Q1457477
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Western Armenian—“Megara Hyblaea” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Τὰ Μέγαρα”
  • Arabic: “ميغارا هيبلايا”
  • Basque: “Megara Hiblea”
  • Bavarian: “Megara Hyblaea”
  • Catalan: “Mègara Hiblea”
  • Chinese: “麥加拉”
  • Czech: “Megara Hyblaia”
  • Dutch: “Megara Hyblaea”
  • Finnish: “Megara Hyblaia”
  • French: “Megara Hyblaea”
  • German: “Megara Hyblaea”
  • Greek: “Μέγαρα Υβλαία”
  • Hebrew: “מגארה היבלאה”
  • Italian: “Megara Hyblaea”
  • Italian: “Megara Iblea”
  • Japanese: “メガラ・ヒュブラエア”
  • Latvian: “Megāras Hiblaja”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Megara Hyblaea”
  • Norwegian: “Megara Hyblaea”
  • Polish: “Megara Hyblaja”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Megara Hibleja”
  • Sicilian: “Megara Hyblaea”
  • Slovenian: “Megara Hibleja”
  • Spanish: “Mégara Hiblea”
  • Spanish: “Megara Hyblaea”
  • Swedish: “Megara Hyblaia”
  • Ukrainian: “Мегара Хіблея”
  • Western Armenian: “Մեղարա Իվլէա”

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Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

Places to explore: Dromo Cantera and Biglietteria.

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