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Pyrgos

Apollonia was an ancient town of the region of Edonis in and later of Macedon. It was located near tower Pirgos Apollonias on the mainland of opposite the island of , described by the Epitomizer of Strabo and by Pomponius Mela being west of the Nestus, and erroneously by Livy, as between and , which is too far east.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient town of Edonis, Greece
  • Also known as: “Apollonia”, “Pirgos”, and “Pyrgos Apollonias”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loutra Eleftheron.

Hamlet
Photo: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km west of Pyrgos.

Pyrgos

Latitude
40.74125° or 40° 44′ 29″ north
Longitude
24.14502° or 24° 8′ 42″ east
Population
9
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
8GG6P4RW+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 315917837
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
9399248
Wiki­data ID
Q4780382
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Pyrgos” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Apol.lònia de Tràcia”
  • Catalan: “Apol•lònia de Tràcia”
  • Catalan: “Apoŀlònia de Tràcia”
  • Catalan: “Apol·lònia de Tràcia”
  • German: “Apollonia”
  • Greek: “Απολλωνία”
  • Greek: “Πύργος”
  • Italian: “Apollonia di Tracia”
  • Italian: “Apollonia”
  • Spanish: “Apolonia”
  • Turkish: “Apollonia (Trakya)”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pyrgos”. Photo: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0.