Tunnel of Eupalinos

The Tunnel of Eupalinos or Eupalinian aqueduct is a tunnel of 1,036 m length running through Mount Kastro in Samos, , built in the 6th century BC to serve as an .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient tunnel in the isle of Samos
  • Also known as: “Eupalinian aqueduct” and “tunnel of Eupalinos”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pythagoreion and Theatre of the Pythagoreion.

Archaeological site
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The is the archaeological site of the ancient town of Samos in , Greece. It is located in the area of the modern town of , from which it got its modern name. is situated 530 metres northeast of Tunnel of Eupalinos.

Theater building
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is a theater building, which is situated 450 metres east of Tunnel of Eupalinos.

Aerodrome
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Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" is an airport on Samos Island, Greece. The airport is named after Aristarchos of Samos, an ancient astronomer and mathematician, and lies within 5 km from the nearby town of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pythagoreio and Mytilinioi.

Village
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is a town and municipal unit on the island of , , . Before the 2011 local government reform, was a municipality.

Town
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is a town, which is situated 4 km northwest of Tunnel of Eupalinos.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Tunnel of Eupalinos.

Tunnel of Eupalinos

Latitude
37.69459° or 37° 41′ 41″ north
Longitude
26.93001° or 26° 55′ 48″ east
Open location code
8G98MWVJ+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 275565117
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q955894
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Tunnel of Eupalinos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نفق يوبيلينوس”
  • Azerbaijani: “Evpalin tuneli”
  • Catalan: “Túnel d’Eupalí”
  • Catalan: “Túnel d’Eupalinos”
  • Chinese: “萨摩斯隧道”
  • Esperanto: “Tunelo de Eŭpaleno”
  • Finnish: “Eupalinoksen tunneli”
  • French: “aqueduc d’Eupalinos”
  • French: “tunnel d’Eupalinos”
  • French: “Tunnel d’Eupalinos”
  • German: “Tunnel des Eupalinos”
  • Greek: “Ευπαλίνειο όρυγμα”
  • Hebrew: “מנהרת אפפליניון”
  • Hungarian: “Szamoszi alagút”
  • Indonesian: “Terowongan Eupalinos”
  • Italian: “acquedotto di Eupalino”
  • Italian: “Acquedotto di Eupalino”
  • Persian: “اوپالینوس”
  • Polish: “Tunel Eupalinosa”
  • Portuguese: “aqueduto de Eupalinos”
  • Portuguese: “Aqueduto de Eupalinos”
  • Russian: “Самосский акведук”
  • Russian: “Эвпалинов тоннель”
  • Slovak: “Eupalinov tunel”
  • Slovenian: “Evpalinov akvadukt”
  • Slovenian: “Evpalinov predor”
  • Slovenian: “Evpalinov tunel”
  • Spanish: “Túnel de Eupalino”
  • Spanish: “tunel de Eupalinos”
  • Spanish: “túnel de Eupalinos”
  • Swedish: “Eupalinos tunnel”
  • Tamil: “யூபலினோசின் சுரங்கப்பாதை”
  • Turkish: “Eupalinos Tüneli”
  • Ukrainian: “Самоський тунель”

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Highlights include Túnnel of Eupalinos and Archaic Sanctuary of Artemis.

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