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.

Village
, historically Bavuk, is a village in the Kilis District, , . The village is inhabited by Kurds of the Delikan tribe and had a population of 459 in 2022. is situated 5 km north of Cyrrhus.

Village
is a village in the Kilis District, , . The village had a population of 78 in 2022. is situated 6 km north of Cyrrhus.

Village
, historically Karnebi, is a village in the Kilis District, , . 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. is situated 6 km east of Cyrrhus.

Cyrrhus

Latitude
36.74501° or 36° 44′ 42″ north
Longitude
36.95956° or 36° 57′ 34″ east
Open location code
8G8RPXW5+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 183192421
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data 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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