Helike
Helike was an ancient Greek polis or city-state that was submerged by a tsunami in the winter of 373 BC. It was located in the regional unit of Achaea, northern Peloponnesos, two kilometres from the Corinthian Gulf and near the city of Boura, which, like Helike, was a member of the Achaean League.
- Destroyed locality
- …lies at an elevation of 1 metre (3 feet)
- Description: ancient city of Achaia, identified with an archaeological site
- Also known as“Helice”“Mint of Helice”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eliki railway station.
Eliki railway station
Railway station
Eliki railway station is a Station on the Athens…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rizomylos and Nikolaiika.
Nikolaiika
Village
Nikolaiika is a village in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece.
Valimitika
Village
Valimitika is a village in the municipal unit of Aigio, Achaea, Greece.
Helike
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Latitude
38.22064° or 38° 13′ 14″ north
Longitude
22.14423° or 22° 8′ 39″ east
Open location code
8GC464CV+7M
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Helike” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هيلايك”
- Armenian: “Էլիկա”
- Bulgarian: “Хелике”
- Catalan: “Helice”
- Catalan: “Hèlice”
- Chinese: “希來克”
- Chinese: “赫里克”
- Czech: “Helike”
- Dutch: “Helike”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هيلايك”
- Esperanto: “Helikeo”
- Estonian: “Helike”
- Estonian: “linn Vana-Kreekas”
- Finnish: “Helike”
- French: “Héilce”
- French: “Hélice”
- French: “Hélikè”
- German: “Helike”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Ελίκης”
- Greek: “Ελίκη”
- Indonesian: “Helike”
- Italian: “Elice”
- Japanese: “ヘリケ (古代ギリシアの都市)”
- Japanese: “ヘリケー (古代ギリシアの都市)”
- Korean: “헬리케”
- Portuguese: “Helique”
- Romanian: “Helike”
- Russian: “Гелика”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Helike”
- Spanish: “Helice”
- Spanish: “Hélice”
- Swedish: “Helike”
- Turkish: “Helike”
- Ukrainian: “Геліка”
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