Bybassios
Bybassios is an archaeological site in Marmaris, Muğla Province. Bybassios is situated nearby to the hamlet Castabus, as well as near the village Hisarönü.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kızkumu.
Kızkumu
Photo: Nevit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kızkumu is an area of 600 metre shallow water that divides this bay of Turkey into two and is part of Orhaniye District of the city Muğla in Turkey. According to the legend, a girl who wants to reach her lover fills her skirt with sand and start moving ahead in the sea by filling the sea with her sand. Kızkumu is situated 2 km south of Bybassios.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castabus and Hisarönü.
Castabus
Hamlet
Castabus or Kastabos was a town of ancient Caria. Diodorus says Hemithea was carried off by Apollo and deified at Castabus. The city came under Rhodian control, as part of the Rhodian Peraia, no later than 300 BC.
Hisarönü
Village
Photo: allen watkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hisarönü is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Bybassios.
Osmaniye
Village
Osmaniye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Marmaris, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 484. Osmaniye is situated 7 km east of Bybassios.
Bybassios
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Marmaris, Muğla Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.77389° or 36° 46′ 26″ northLongitude
28.13136° or 28° 7′ 53″ eastElevation
235 metres (771 feet)Open location code
8G8CQ4FJ+HGGeoNames ID
10254520
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In Other Languages
“Bybassios” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Bybassios”
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