Celaenae

Celaenae 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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Apamea Cibotus.

Archaeological site
, 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. is situated 800 metres northeast of Celaenae.

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, , . Its population is 286. is situated 3 km southeast of Celaenae.

Village
is a village in the Dinar District, , . Its population is 927. is situated 4½ km south of Celaenae.

Celaenae

Latitude
38.06687° or 38° 4′ 1″ north
Longitude
30.16935° or 30° 10′ 10″ east
Open location code
8GCG3589+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4847719296
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1163924
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Celaenae” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Քելենի
  • Asturian: Celaenae
  • Dutch: Kelainai
  • Dutch: Kelainos
  • French: Celaenae
  • French: Celænæ
  • French: Kelainai
  • German: Kelainai
  • Greek: Κελαιναί
  • Italian: Celene
  • Russian: Келены
  • Spanish: Celenas
  • Turkish: Kelainai

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