Panionium
The Panionium was an Ionian sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon Helikonios and the meeting place of the Ionian League. It was on the peninsula of Mt. Mycale, about 100 kilometres south of Smyrna—now İzmir, in Turkey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Ancient sanctuary and settlement of the Ionians
- Also known as: “Panionion”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zeus Cave.
Zeus Cave
Cave
The Cave of Zeus is a show cave located in Kuşadası, Aydın Province, in the Aegean Region of western Turkey. The cave is within Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park, immediately west of the town of Güzelçamlı in Kuşadası district. Zeus Cave is situated 1½ km west of Panionium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Güzelçamlı and Davutlar.
Güzelçamlı
Village
Photo: Isabeau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Güzelçamlı is a sea-side neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 7,981. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
Davutlar
Village
Davutlar is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 15,877. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Davutlar is situated 6 km northeast of Panionium.
Yuvaca
Village
Yuvaca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Söke, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,463. Yuvaca is situated 8 km south of Panionium.
Panionium
- Categories: hieron, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Söke İlçesi, Aydın Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.71283° or 37° 42′ 46″ northLongitude
27.23519° or 27° 14′ 7″ eastElevation
821 metres (2,694 feet)Open location code
8G99P67P+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 7920833638OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Panionium” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Panionion”
- Bulgarian: “Панйонион”
- Catalan: “Paniònion”
- Czech: “Paniónion”
- Dutch: “Ionische bond”
- Finnish: “Panionion”
- French: “Panionium”
- German: “Panionion”
- Greek: “Πανιώνιο”
- Italian: “Panionion”
- Italian: “Panionium”
- Latin: “Panionium”
- Romanian: “Panionium”
- Russian: “Панионий”
- Spanish: “Panjonio”
- Turkish: “Panionion”
- Ukrainian: “Паніонії”
- Ukrainian: “Паніоній”
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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 “Panionium”. Photo: Isabeau, CC BY-SA 4.0.