Aphrodisias

Aphrodisias is the ruin of a Roman city in the region of Turkey, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its wealth of remains. Geyre is the small modern village next to it, deriving its name from Caria an early Grecian state absorbed by the Roman Empire.
muze.gov.tr
Wikivoyage
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 3.0.
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:30 PM
  • Type: Park
  • Description: ancient city in Geyre, Aydın, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Aphrodisias, Caria” and “Mint of Aphrodisias, Caria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Odeion or Bouleuterion of Aphrodisias and Theatre.

Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geyre and Güzelbeyli.

Village
Photo: Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 774. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 254. is situated 3½ km west of Aphrodisias.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,073. is situated 4 km northwest of Aphrodisias.

Aphrodisias

Latitude
37.7087° or 37° 42′ 31″ north
Longitude
28.7243° or 28° 43′ 27″ east
Elevation
521 metres (1,709 feet)
Open location code
8G9CPP5F+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 115551890
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7733053
Wiki­data ID
Q618495
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Aphrodisias from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Aphrodisias” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أفروديسياس”
  • Armenian: “Աֆրոդիզիաս”
  • Asturian: “Aphrodisias”
  • Azerbaijani: “Afrodisias”
  • Basque: “Afrodisias”
  • Bosnian: “Afrodizija”
  • Bulgarian: “Афродизия”
  • Catalan: “Afrodísia”
  • Catalan: “Afrodisíada”
  • Catalan: “Afrodísias de Cària”
  • Catalan: “Afrodísias”
  • Chinese: “阿弗罗戴西亚斯”
  • Chinese: “阿弗罗狄西亚”
  • Chinese: “阿弗羅戴西亞斯”
  • Chinese: “阿芙洛狄希亞”
  • Chinese: “阿芙洛狄希雅思”
  • Chinese: “阿芙洛狄忒神廟”
  • Chinese: “阿芙洛蒂西亚斯”
  • Chinese: “阿芙洛蒂西亞斯”
  • Croatian: “Afrodizija”
  • Czech: “Afrodisias”
  • Danish: “Afrodisias”
  • Dutch: “Aphrodisias”
  • Finnish: “Afrodisias”
  • Finnish: “Aphrodisias”
  • French: “Aphrodisias”
  • Galician: “Afrodisias”
  • Georgian: “აფროდისიასი”
  • German: “Aphrodisias”
  • Greek: “Αφροδισιάδα”
  • Hebrew: “אפרודיסיאס”
  • Hindi: “एफ्रोडिसियस”
  • Hungarian: “Aphrodisias”
  • Hungarian: “Aphrodisziasz”
  • Indonesian: “Afrodisias”
  • Italian: “Afrodisia di Caria”
  • Italian: “Afrodisia”
  • Italian: “Afrodisiade”
  • Japanese: “アフロディシアス”
  • Latin: “Aphrodisias”
  • Latvian: “Afrodīzijas”
  • Lithuanian: “Afrodizijas”
  • Macedonian: “Афродизија”
  • Maltese: “Afrodisja”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Afrodisias”
  • Persian: “آفرودیسیاس”
  • Polish: “Afrodyzja”
  • Portuguese: “Afrodisias”
  • Portuguese: “Afrodísias”
  • Portuguese: “Aphrodisias”
  • Russian: “Афродизиас”
  • Russian: “Афродисия”
  • Serbian: “Афродизија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Afrodizija”
  • Slovenian: “Afrodizias”
  • Slovenian: “Afrodizija”
  • Spanish: “Afrodisias”
  • Spanish: “Stauropolis”
  • Swedish: “Aphrodisias”
  • Turkish: “Afrodisias”
  • Turkish: “Afrodisyas”
  • Turkish: “Aphrodisias”
  • Ukrainian: “Афродисія”
  • Urdu: “آفرودیسیاس”
  • Vietnamese: “Aphrodisias”
  • “Aphrodisias”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Aphrodisias”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dörtyol and Diktaşlar.

Turkey: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Istanbul, Edirne, Ankara, and Izmir.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.