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Thapsos

Thapsos was a prehistoric village in of the middle Bronze Age. It was found by the Italian archaeologist Paolo Orsi on the small peninsula of Magnisi, near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Magnisi tower and Archimede Combined Cycle Power Plant.

Tower
Photo: Azotoliquido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 430 metres south of Thapsos.

Power station
Photo: Codas2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an integrated solar combined cycle power generation plant at near in , . The combine cycle section was inaugurated in 2003, and the solar field on 14 July 2010. is situated 2½ km southwest of Thapsos.

Railway station
Photo: Azotoliquido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3 km west of Thapsos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marina di Melilli and Città Giardino.

Locality
Photo: Azotoliquido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality, which is situated 3½ km south of Thapsos.

Village
Photo: Azotoliquido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Thapsos.

Village
Photo: Codas2, CC BY 2.5 it.
is a village, which is situated 8 km south of Thapsos.

Thapsos

Latitude
37.15771° or 37° 9′ 28″ north
Longitude
15.23229° or 15° 13′ 56″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8F9Q565J+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9735548400
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8181788
Wiki­data ID
Q477728
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Thapsos” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Thapsos”
  • Dutch: “Thapsos”
  • Esperanto: “Tapso”
  • Esperanto: “Tapsos”
  • Esperanto: “Θάψος”
  • French: “Thapsos”
  • German: “Thapsos”
  • Greek: “Θάψος (Σικελίας)”
  • Greek: “Θάψος”
  • Hungarian: “Thapszosz”
  • Italian: “Penisola di Magnisi”
  • Italian: “Thapsos”
  • Russian: “Тапс”
  • Sicilian: “Thapsos”
  • Spanish: “Tapso”

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