Cyrrhus
Cyrrhus is a city in ancient Syria founded by Seleucus Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals. Other names for the city include Coricium, Corice, Hagioupolis, Nebi Huri, and Khoros.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: archaeological site and ancient city in modern Syria
- Also known as: “Hagioupolis, Nebi Huri, Khoros, حوروس, نبي حوري”, “Kyros”, “Kyrrhos”, “Kyrros”, “Kyrros, Cyrrus”, and “Mint of Cyrrhus”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Süngütepe and Hacıpoğlu.
Süngütepe
Village
Süngütepe, historically Bavuk, is a village in the Kilis District, Kilis Province, Turkey. The village is inhabited by Kurds of the Delikan tribe and had a population of 459 in 2022. Süngütepe is situated 5 km north of Cyrrhus.
Hacıpoğlu
Village
Hacipoğlu is a village in the Kilis District, Kilis Province, Turkey. The village had a population of 78 in 2022. Hacıpoğlu is situated 6 km north of Cyrrhus.
Duruca
Village
Duruca, historically Karnebi, is a village in the Kilis District, Kilis Province, Turkey. The village had a population of 568 in 2022. English traveler Mark Sykes recorded Karnebi as a village inhabited by Turks in early 20th century. Duruca is situated 6 km east of Cyrrhus.
Cyrrhus
- Categories: archaeological site, mausoleum, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.74501° or 36° 44′ 42″ northLongitude
36.95956° or 36° 57′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8G8RPXW5+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 183192421OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q536924
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Cyrrhus” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “النبي هوري”
- Armenian: “Կիր”
- Bulgarian: “Кирос”
- Catalan: “Cirros”
- Chinese: “居魯斯”
- Chinese: “居鲁斯”
- Chinese: “库尔胡斯”
- Chinese: “库尔路斯”
- Chinese: “庫爾胡斯”
- Chinese: “庫爾路斯”
- Dutch: “Cyrrhus”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سيروس”
- French: “Cyrrhus”
- German: “Kyrrhos”
- Greek: “Κύρρος”
- Hebrew: “Κύρρος”
- Hebrew: “קירהוס”
- Hebrew: “קירוס”
- Italian: “Cirro”
- Japanese: “キュロス”
- Kurdish: “Nebî Hurî”
- Polish: “Cyrrhus”
- Portuguese: “Cirro”
- Romanian: “Cirus”
- Russian: “Кир”
- Serbian: “Кир (Сирија)”
- Serbian: “Кир”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kiros”
- Spanish: “Cirro”
- Turkish: “Cyrrhus”
- Turkish: “Kirros”
- Ukrainian: “Кір (Сирія)”
- Ukrainian: “Кір”
- Western Armenian: “Քիրոս”
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