Elaeus

Elaeus, the “Olive City”, was an ancient Greek city located in , on the Thracian Chersonese. Elaeus was located at the southern end of the Hellespont near the southernmost point of the Thracian Chersonese in modern-day .
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  • Abandoned locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 62 metres (203 feet)
  • Description: ancient city of Thrace in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Elaious”
    “Mint of Elaeus”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Çanakkale Martyrs’ Memorial and French cemetery of Seddul Bahr.
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The Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial is a …
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is a Commonwealth War Graves…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seddel-Bahr and Alçıtepe.
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Sedd el Bahr is a village in the Eceabat District, , Turkey. is situated 3 km west of Elaeus.
Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0.
, also known by its former name, Krithia… is situated 4½ km north of Elaeus.
is a village in , Turkey. is situated 8 km south of Elaeus.

Elaeus

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Latitude
40.0541° or 40° 3′ 15″ north
Longitude
26.22067° or 26° 13′ 14″ east
Open location code
8GG8363C+J7
Geo­Names ID
11395823
Wiki­data ID
Q1234913

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Elaeus” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Elaeos”
  • Catalan: “Elaeus”
  • Catalan: “Elaios”
  • Catalan: “Eleous”
  • Catalan: “Eleünt”
  • Chinese: “伊莱厄斯”
  • Dutch: “Elaeus”
  • Finnish: “Elaius (Traakia)”
  • Finnish: “Elaius”
  • French: “Eleonte”
  • French: “Éléonte”
  • German: “Elaious”
  • Greek: “Ἐλαιοῦς”
  • Italian: “Eleunte”
  • Japanese: “エライウス”
  • Russian: “Элеунт”
  • Spanish: “Elaeus”
  • Spanish: “Elaious”
  • Spanish: “Elayunte”
  • Spanish: “Eleo”
  • Spanish: “Eleunte”
  • Turkish: “Elaeus”

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