Colossae
Colossae, sometimes called Colosse, also identified by medieval writers as Chonae, was a city in Phrygia, in southern Asia Minor. A significant city from the 5th century BC onwards, it was notable for its healing springs and, later, for its veneration of the Archangel Michael.- Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient city of Phrygia in modern-day Turkey
- Also known as“Colossae Antik Şehri”“Mint of Colossae”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afşinbey and Gürleyik.
Afşinbey
Suburb
Afşinbey is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Honaz, Denizli Province in Turkey. Afşinbey is situated 3 km southeast of Colossae.
Gürleyik
Village
Gürleyik is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Honaz, Denizli Province in Turkey. Gürleyik is situated 3 km north of Colossae.
Emirazizli
Village
Emirazizli is a neighbourhood, in the municipality and… Emirazizli is situated 3½ km southwest of Colossae.
Colossae
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Latitude
37.7867° or 37° 47′ 12″ north
Longitude
29.25994° or 29° 15′ 36″ east
Open location code
8G9FQ7P5+MX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Waray—“Colossae” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Κολοσσαί”
- Basque: “Kolosa”
- Belarusian: “Калосы”
- Bulgarian: “Колоса”
- Catalan: “Chonae”
- Catalan: “Chonai”
- Catalan: “Colossae”
- Catalan: “Colosses”
- Catalan: “Cones”
- Catalan: “Khónai”
- Catalan: “Kolossai”
- Chinese: “歌罗西”
- Chinese: “歌羅西”
- Chinese: “科奈”
- Chinese: “科洛賽”
- Chinese: “科洛赛”
- Czech: “Kolosy”
- Dutch: “Colosse”
- Dutch: “Kolosse”
- Esperanto: “Koloso”
- Finnish: “Kolossai”
- French: “Colossae”
- French: “Colosses”
- Galician: “Colosas”
- German: “Colossae”
- German: “Kolossä”
- German: “Kolossai”
- Greek: “Κολοσσαί”
- Greek: “Κολοσσές”
- Greek: “Χωναί/Χῶναι”
- Hakka Chinese: “Colossae”
- Hakka Chinese: “Kô-lò-sî”
- Hungarian: “Kolosszai”
- Hungarian: “Kolosszei”
- Indonesian: “Kolose”
- Italian: “Colosse”
- Italian: “Colossi”
- Japanese: “コロサイ”
- Khmer: “កូលុស”
- Korean: “골로사이”
- Korean: “골로새”
- Korean: “콜로사이”
- Latin: “Colossae”
- Macedonian: “Колоси”
- Malagasy: “Kôlôsia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kolossai”
- Norwegian: “Kolossai”
- Polish: “Kolosy”
- Portuguese: “Chonae”
- Portuguese: “Colossae”
- Portuguese: “Colossas”
- Portuguese: “Colossos”
- Portuguese: “Honaz”
- Portuguese: “Kona”
- Russian: “Колосси”
- Russian: “Колоссы”
- Serbian: “Chonae”
- Serbian: “Colossae”
- Serbian: “Colosse”
- Serbian: “Kolose”
- Serbian: “Колосе”
- Serbian: “Хона”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kolose”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kolosi”
- Slovenian: “Kolose”
- Spanish: “Colosas”
- Swahili: “Kolosai”
- Swedish: “Kolossai”
- Turkish: “Colossae”
- Turkish: “Kolossai”
- Ukrainian: “Колоси”
- Ukrainian: “Колосси”
- Waray (Philippines): “Colossae”
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