Lampsacus

Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city located in modern day , strategically situated on the eastern side of the Hellespont in the northern Troad. An inhabitant of Lampsacus was called a Lampsacene.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city of Troas in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as: “Mint of Lampsacus”, “Pityusa”, “Πιτυούσα”, and “Πιτυούσσα”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lapseki and Çardak.

Town
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is a town in , . It is the seat of District. Its population is 14,984. The mayor is Atilla Öztürk. The district of is known for its cherries, and a cherry festival is held annually in the town.

Village
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is a town in the Lapseki District, , Turkey. Its population is 3,705. is situated 3½ km northeast of Lampsacus.

Village
is a village in the Lapseki District of in Turkey. Its population is 559. is situated 4 km southeast of Lampsacus.

Lampsacus

Latitude
40.3487° or 40° 20′ 55″ north
Longitude
26.68998° or 26° 41′ 24″ east
Open location code
8GG88MXQ+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1939926454
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1229422
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Lampsacus” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Λάμψακος”
  • Arabic: “لامبساكوس”
  • Arabic: “لمبساك”
  • Arabic: “لمبساكوس”
  • Azerbaijani: “Lampsak”
  • Basque: “Lampsako”
  • Belarusian: “Лампсак”
  • Belarusian: “Лямпсак”
  • Catalan: “Làmpsac”
  • Catalan: “Lampsacos”
  • Catalan: “Lampsacus”
  • Chinese: “兰普萨卡斯”
  • Chinese: “兰普萨库斯”
  • Chinese: “蘭普薩卡斯”
  • Chinese: “蘭普薩庫斯”
  • Czech: “Lampsacum”
  • Czech: “Lampsacus”
  • Czech: “Lampsak”
  • Czech: “Lampsakos”
  • Czech: “Lampsakus”
  • Danish: “Lampsakos”
  • Dutch: “Lampsacus”
  • Dutch: “Lampsakos”
  • Finnish: “Lampsakos”
  • French: “Lampsaque”
  • Georgian: “ლამფსაკოსი”
  • German: “Lampsacum”
  • German: “Lampsacus”
  • German: “Lampsakos”
  • German: “Lampsakus”
  • Greek: “Λάμψακος”
  • Hebrew: “לאמפסקוס”
  • Hebrew: “למפסקוס”
  • Indonesian: “Lampsakos”
  • Italian: “Lampsaco”
  • Italian: “Pityussa”
  • Italian: “Pytussa”
  • Japanese: “ラムプサコス”
  • Japanese: “ランプサコス”
  • Latin: “Lampsacum”
  • Latin: “Lampsacus”
  • Latin: “Lapseki”
  • Macedonian: “Лампсак”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lampsakos”
  • Persian: “لامپساکوس”
  • Polish: “Lampsakos”
  • Portuguese: “Lâmpsaco”
  • Russian: “Лампсак”
  • Serbian: “Лампсак”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lampsak”
  • Slovenian: “Lampsak”
  • Spanish: “Lampsaco”
  • Spanish: “Lámpsaco”
  • Spanish: “Lampsacum”
  • Spanish: “Lampsacus”
  • Spanish: “Lampsakos”
  • Swedish: “Lampsacus”
  • Swedish: “Lampsakos”
  • Tajik: “Лампсак”
  • Tajik: “Лампсакус”
  • Turkish: “Lampsakos”
  • Ukrainian: “Лампсак”

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