Celaenae
Celaenae or Kelainai was an ancient city of Phrygia and capital of the Persian satrapy of Greater Phrygia, near the source of the Maeander River in what is today west central Turkey, and was situated on the great trade route to the East.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Apamea Cibotus.
Apamea Cibotus
Archaeological site
Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Apamea Cibotus, Apamea ad Maeandrum, Apamea or Apameia was an ancient city in Anatolia founded in the 3rd century BC by Antiochus I Soter, who named it after his mother Apama. Apamea Cibotus is situated 800 metres northeast of Celaenae.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dinar and Bülüçalanı.
Dinar
Town
Photo: Gertrude Bell, Public domain.
Dinar is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, 106 km from the city of Afyon. It is the seat of Dinar District. Its population is 26,300.
Bülüçalanı
Village
Bülüçalanı is a village in the Dinar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. Its population is 286. Bülüçalanı is situated 3 km southeast of Celaenae.
Dikici
Village
Dikici is a village in the Dinar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. Its population is 927. Dikici is situated 4½ km south of Celaenae.
Celaenae
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient city of Phrygia in modern-day Turkey
- Categories: city, ancient city, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dinar İlçesi, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.06687° or 38° 4′ 1″ northLongitude
30.16935° or 30° 10′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8GCG3589+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4847719296OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1163924
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Celaenae” goes by many names.
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