Claros

Claros was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia. It contained a temple and oracle of Apollo, honored here as Apollo Clarius. It was located in the territory of , which lay twelve kilometers to the north, one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Greek sanctuary on Ionian coast
  • Also known as: Oracle of Claros

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Notion.

Photo: Jssfrk, Public domain.
or Notium was a Greek city-state on the west coast of ; it is about 50 kilometers south of in modern , on the Gulf of . is situated 1½ km south of Claros.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Özdere.

Quarter
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,499. It is a coastal settlement and resort town along the coast. is situated 6 km west of Claros.

Claros

Latitude
38.0046° or 38° 0′ 17″ north
Longitude
27.19289° or 27° 11′ 34″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8GC9253V+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 116238337
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8410831
Wiki­data ID
Q1933754
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Claros” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): Κλάρος
  • Bulgarian: Кларос
  • Catalan: oracle de Claros
  • Catalan: Oracle de Claros
  • Chinese: 克拉罗斯
  • Chinese: 克拉羅斯 (古希臘)
  • Dutch: Claros
  • Dutch: Clarus
  • Dutch: Klaros
  • Dutch: Klarus
  • Dutch: Orakel van Clarus
  • French: Claros
  • German: Klaros
  • Greek: Κλάρος
  • Irish: Claros
  • Italian: Claros
  • Italian: oracolo di Claro
  • Japanese: クラロス
  • Korean: 클라로스
  • Latin: Clarus
  • Luxembourgish: Orakel vu Klaros
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Klaros
  • Norwegian: Klaros
  • Persian: کلاروس
  • Portuguese: Claros
  • Russian: Клар
  • Russian: Кларий
  • Russian: Кларос
  • Russian: Кларосский
  • Serbo-Croatian: Klaros
  • Spanish: Claros
  • Turkish: Claros
  • Turkish: Klaros

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