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Ancient Ialysos

Ialysus or Ialysos, also Ialyssus or Ialyssos, or Ielyssus or Ielyssos, was a city of ancient Rhodes.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city of Rhodes
  • Also known as: “Ialysos”, “Ialysos archaeological site”, and “Ialysus”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle of Filerimos and Filerimos.

Castle
Photo: Martin badatel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peak
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Aerodrome
Photo: Buonasera, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a military air base located on the island of in . The airport is located 14 km south west of the capital city of Rhodes, near the village of , and 3 km south of the newer . is situated 3½ km southwest of Ancient Ialysos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pastida and Ialysos.

Village
Photo: Notafly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the island of . It is located slightly inland from the west coast on the northern tip of Rhodes, 5 miles from Trianta and 10 miles from , on the foot of mount Philerimos.

Photo: Mouras, CC BY 3.0.
is a town and a former municipality on the island of , in the , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Village
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on the island of . Located on the west coast of the island, is 12 kilometers from the capital of , on the road to the airport. is situated 2½ km northwest of Ancient Ialysos.

Ancient Ialysos

Latitude
36.39831° or 36° 23′ 54″ north
Longitude
28.1464° or 28° 8′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G8C94XW+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 124183085
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q29963099
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Ancient Ialysos” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἰαλυσός”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἰάλυσος”
  • Catalan: “Ialisos antiga”
  • Catalan: “Ialisos”
  • Finnish: “Ancient Ialysos”
  • Finnish: “Ialysos”
  • German: “Antikes Ialysos”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Ιαλυσός”
  • Greek: “Ιαλυσός”
  • Latin: “Ialysus”
  • Russian: “Иалис”
  • Spanish: “Ialisos”
  • Turkish: “Ialysus”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Filerimos Monastery and Filerimos.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ancient Ialysos”. Photo: Martin badatel, CC BY-SA 3.0.