Apamea Cibotus

Apamea Cibotus, Apamea ad Maeandrum, Apamea or Apameia was an ancient city in founded in the 3rd century BC by Antiochus I Soter, who named it after his mother Apama.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city of Phrygia, in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as: “Apamea”, “Apamea ad Maeandrum”, “Apamea ad Maeandrum (”, “Apamea de Frígia”, “Apamea del Meandre”, “Apamea in Phrygia”, “Apamea sul Meandro”, “Apameia”, “Apameia kibotos”, “Celaenae”, “Celenes”, “Kelainai”, “Mint of Apamea in Phrygia”, “Ἀπάμεια”, “Απάμεια (η Κιβωτός)”, “Κελαιναί”, “κιβωτός”, “Келены”, and “אפמיה קיבוטוס”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Celaenae.

Archaeological site
or Kelainai was an ancient city of Phrygia and capital of the Persian satrapy of Greater Phrygia, near the source of the in what is today west central , and was situated on the great trade route to the East. is situated 800 metres southwest of Apamea Cibotus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dinar and Bülüçalanı.

Town
Photo: Gertrude Bell, Public domain.
is a town of in the of , 106 km from the city of Afyon. It is the seat of District. Its population is 26,300.

Village
is a village in the Dinar District, , Turkey. Its population is 286. is situated 3 km southeast of Apamea Cibotus.

Village
is a village in the Dinar District, , Turkey. Its population is 112. is situated 4 km northeast of Apamea Cibotus.

Apamea Cibotus

Latitude
38.07339° or 38° 4′ 24″ north
Longitude
30.17315° or 30° 10′ 23″ east
Open location code
8GCG35FF+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4845948498
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q617518
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Apamea Cibotus” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Apamea (Frigia)”
  • Basque: “Apamea”
  • Bulgarian: “Апамея Киботос”
  • Catalan: “Apamea Cibotos”
  • Chinese: “阿帕墨亚”
  • Chinese: “阿帕墨亞”
  • French: “Apamée Kibotos”
  • German: “Apameia Kibotos”
  • Greek: “Απάμεια η Κιβωτός”
  • Hebrew: “אפמאה קיבוטוס”
  • Italian: “Apamea”
  • Latin: “Apamea (Phrygia)”
  • Latin: “Apamea”
  • Polish: “Apamea Kibotos”
  • Russian: “Апамея”
  • Serbian: “Апамеја (Фригија)”
  • Serbian: “Апамеја”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Apameja (Frigija)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Apameja”
  • Spanish: “Apamea”
  • Turkish: “Apameia Kibotos”

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