Myus
Myus, sometimes Myous or Myos, or Myes, was an ancient Greek city in Caria. It was one of thirteen major settlements of the Ionian League, and was one of three that spoke the same Ionic subdialect, the other two being Miletus and Priene.Photo: Isabeau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient city of Caria in modern-day Turkey
- Also known as: “Mint of Myus” and “Myos”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avşar and Çalıköy.
Avşar
Village
Avşar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Söke, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 381.
Çalıköy
Village
Çalıköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Söke, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 151. Çalıköy is situated 3 km northeast of Myus.
Özbaşı
Village
Özbaşı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Söke, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 353. Özbaşı is situated 3½ km north of Myus.
Myus
- Categories: ancient city, polis, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Söke İlçesi, Aydın Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.59872° or 37° 35′ 55″ northLongitude
27.42586° or 27° 25′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8G99HCXG+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2329198873OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1195800
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Myus” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Μυοῦς”
- Catalan: “Miünt”
- Chinese: “美乌斯”
- Chinese: “美烏斯”
- Dutch: “Myus”
- Finnish: “Myus”
- French: “Myonte”
- German: “Myus”
- Greek: “Μυους”
- Greek: “Μυούς”
- Hungarian: “Myus”
- Indonesian: “Myos”
- Italian: “Miunte”
- Japanese: “ミュウス”
- Korean: “뮈우스”
- Korean: “미우스”
- Latin: “Myus”
- Manipuri: “ꯃꯌꯨꯁ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Myous”
- Norwegian: “Myous”
- Polish: “Myos”
- Polish: “Myus”
- Portuguese: “Mionte”
- Portuguese: “Mios”
- Portuguese: “Miunte”
- Russian: “Миунт”
- Spanish: “Miunte”
- Spanish: “Myus”
- Swedish: “Myus”
- Turkish: “Myous”
- Turkish: “Myus”
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