Aphrodisias
Aphrodisias, sometimes called Aphrodisias of Cilicia to distinguish it from the town of the same name in Caria, was a port city of ancient Cilicia whose ruins now lie near Cape Tisan in Mersin Province, Turkey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Historic site
- Description: port city of ancient Cilicia
- Also known as: “Aphrodisias of Cilicia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yeşilovacık and Hırmanlı.
Yeşilovacık
Village
Yeşilovacık is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,877. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Yeşilovacık is situated 4½ km northwest of Aphrodisias.
Hırmanlı
Village
Hırmanlı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 391. The village is situated in the southern slopes of Toros Mountains. Hırmanlı is situated 8 km northwest of Aphrodisias.
Işıklı
Village
Işıklı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,532. It is situated in a narrow plain between the Toros Mountains and hills at the Mediterranean Sea side. Işıklı is situated 9 km north of Aphrodisias.
Aphrodisias
- Categories: polis, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mersin Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.15747° or 36° 9′ 27″ northLongitude
33.69067° or 33° 41′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8G8M5M4R+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 13229971686OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q4779720
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Aphrodisias” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Afrodisias”
- Finnish: “Afrodisias (Kilikia)”
- Finnish: “Afrodisias”
- Italian: “Afrodisia”
- Spanish: “Afrodisias”
- Turkish: “Afrodisias (Tisan)”
- Turkish: “Afrodisias”
- Turkish: “Kilikya Afrodisyası”
- Turkish: “Tisan”
- Ukrainian: “Афродізіас”
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