Pedasa

Pedasa, also known as Pedasus or Pedasos, and as Pedasum, was a town of ancient Caria. It was a polis by c. 400 BCE. Alexander the Great deprived the place of its independence by giving it over to the Halicarnassians, together with five other neighbouring towns.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city of Caria in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as: “Mint of Pedasa” and “Pedasa Antique City”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Theatre at Halicarnassus.

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The or Tomb of Mausolus was a tomb built between 353 and 351 BC in Halicarnassus for Mausolus, an Anatolian from Caria and a satrap in the Achaemenid Persian Empire, and his sister-wife Artemisia II. is situated 3½ km south of Pedasa.

Theater building
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The , also known as Bodrum Antique Theatre, is a 4th-century BC Greco-Roman theatre located in , . The theatre is considered to be built in a similar style to . is situated 3 km south of Pedasa.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km south of Pedasa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cumhuriyet and Konacık.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 2,329. is situated 3 km southwest of Pedasa.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 5,344. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. is situated 3 km southwest of Pedasa.

Village
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 2,671. is a sea-side village located approximately 6 km northeast of the resort town, Bodrum. is situated 3½ km east of Pedasa.

Pedasa

Latitude
37.06822° or 37° 4′ 6″ north
Longitude
27.42212° or 27° 25′ 20″ east
Open location code
8G993C9C+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1115804765
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q11944106
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Satellite Map

Discover Pedasa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Pedasa” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Πήδασα”
  • Catalan: “Pedasa”
  • Catalan: “Pèdasa”
  • Catalan: “Pedasum”
  • Hungarian: “Pedasza”
  • Latin: “Pedasa”
  • Russian: “Педаса”
  • Spanish: “Pedasa”
  • Spanish: “Pédasa”
  • Turkish: “Pedasa”
  • Turkish: “Pedesa”
  • Turkish: “Pidasa”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Akropolis and Tower.

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