Mokissos

Mokissos or Mokisos or Mokison was a town of ancient Cappadocia. The Romans called the city Mocisus or Mocissus, and Mocisum, and after the city was rebuilt by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, it was renamed Justinianopolis.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city of Cappadocia in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as: “Mocissus” and “Viranschehr”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helvadere and Yenipınar.

Village
Photo: Kurumsalid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and municipality in the Aksaray District, , . Its population is 2,564.

Village
is a village in the Aksaray District, , . Its population is 769. is situated 4½ km east of Mokissos.

Village
is a village in the Aksaray District, , . Its population is 673. is situated 4½ km northwest of Mokissos.

Mokissos

Latitude
38.18528° or 38° 11′ 7″ north
Longitude
34.20783° or 34° 12′ 28″ east
Open location code
8GCP56P5+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 168691748
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1943168
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Mokissos” goes by many names.
  • German: “Mokisos”
  • Greek: “Μώκισσος”
  • Russian: “Мокисс”
  • Swahili: “Mokissos”
  • Turkish: “Antik nora şehri”
  • Turkish: “Antik nora viranşehir”
  • Turkish: “Antik Nora Viranşehir”
  • Turkish: “Justinianopolis”
  • Turkish: “Mokissos”
  • Turkish: “Nora”

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