Mokissos
Mokissos or Mokisos or Mokison was a town of ancient Cappadocia. The Romans called the city Mocisus or Mocissus, and Mocisum. Stephanus of Byzantium calls the town Moukissos.- 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.
Helvadere
Village
Yenipınar
Village
Yenipınar is a village in the Aksaray District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 769. Yenipınar is situated 4½ km east of Mokissos.
Elmacık
Village
Elmacık is a village in the Aksaray District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 673. Elmacık is situated 4½ km northwest of Mokissos.
Mokissos
- Categories: archaeological site, ancient city, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Aksaray, Aksaray Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.18528° or 38° 11′ 7″ north
Longitude
34.20783° or 34° 12′ 28″ east
Open location code
8GCP56P5+44
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Helvadere Göleti and Kışla Cami.
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