Heraclea at Latmus

Heraclea at Latmus or Heraclea under Latmus, or simply Heraclea or Herakleia, also transliterated as Heracleia, was an ancient town situated at the western foot of Mount Latmus, on the border between Caria and Ionia in southwestern Asia Minor.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • Description: ancient city of Caria in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Heraclea ad Latmum”
    “Heraclea by Latmus”
    “Herakleia ad Latmum”
    “Mint of Herakleia ad Latmum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yediler Monastery.
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Archaeological site
is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km east of Heraclea at Latmus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kapıkırı and Pınarcık.
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Village
is a village.
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Village
is a neighbourhood of in Turkey. is situated 6 km south of Heraclea at Latmus.
Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . is situated 7 km north of Heraclea at Latmus.

Heraclea at Latmus

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Latitude
37.50117° or 37° 30′ 4″ north
Longitude
27.52369° or 27° 31′ 25″ east
Open location code
8G99GG2F+FF
Geo­Names ID
10182670
Wiki­data ID
Q1313279

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Heraclea at Latmus” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Herakleia”
  • Catalan: “Heraclea del Latmos”
  • Catalan: “Heracleia Latmus”
  • French: “Héraclée du Latmos”
  • German: “Herakleia am Latmos”
  • German: “Pleistarcheia”
  • Greek: “Ηράκλεια επί Λάτμον”
  • Italian: “Eraclea al Latmo”
  • Serbian: “Хераклеја код Латма”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Herakleja kod Latma”
  • Spanish: “Heraclea del Latmos”
  • Turkish: “Heracleia ad Latmum”
  • Turkish: “Heracleia”
  • Turkish: “Herakleia”
  • Turkish: “Latmos Herakleia’sı”

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