Phoenice

Phoenice or Phoenike was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians. It is located high on an almost impregnable hill commanding the fertile valley below and near the modern town of the same name, , in southern .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city and archaeological site in Albania
  • Also known as: “Mint of Phoenice” and “αρχαία Φοινίκη”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St. Nicholas Monastery Church.

Church
Photo: Psittacuso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the katholikon of the… is situated 4 km east of Phoenice.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karahaxhë and Bamatat.

Village
is a small village in , southern .

Village
is a populated place in the of Albania. is situated 3 km north of Phoenice.

Village
is a in , southwestern . is situated 3½ km southwest of Phoenice.

Phoenice

Latitude
39.91323° or 39° 54′ 48″ north
Longitude
20.05593° or 20° 3′ 21″ east
Elevation
220 metres (722 feet)
Open location code
8GF2W374+79
Geo­Names ID
11395991
Wiki­data ID
Q781463
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Phoenice” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Finiqi”
  • Albanian: “Foenika”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Φοινίκη”
  • Bulgarian: “Фойника”
  • Bulgarian: “Фойнике”
  • Catalan: “Fenice”
  • Danish: “Fønike”
  • Dutch: “Phoenice”
  • French: “Phœnicè”
  • German: “Phoinike”
  • Greek: “Φοινίκη”
  • Hungarian: “Phoiniké”
  • Indonesian: “Foinike”
  • Italian: “Fenice”
  • Japanese: “フォイニケ”
  • Korean: “포이니케”
  • Latin: “Phoenice”
  • Macedonian: “Фојника”
  • Portuguese: “Fenice”
  • Russian: “Финика”
  • Slovenian: “Fenike”
  • Spanish: “Fénice”
  • Turkish: “Phoenice”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Finiq and Buronjë.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Përroi i Gajdarit and Hidrocentrali Bistrica Dy.

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