Apollon Temple
Apollon Temple is a ruins in Didim, Aydın Province. Apollon Temple is situated nearby to the archaeological site Oracle Spring, as well as near Ancient stadium.Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia in the domain of the famous city of Miletus
- Also known as: “Apollon Tapınağı” and “Temple of Apollo at Didyma”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Didyma and Sacred Way.
Didyma
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia in the domain of the famous city of Miletus. Apollo was the main deity of the sanctuary, and it included temples to both Apollo and his twin sister, Artemis; other deities were also honoured there.
Sacred Way
Photo: Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sacred Way is situated 210 metres northwest of Apollon Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Efeler and Mavişehir.
Efeler
Suburb
Efeler is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 25,566.
Altınkum
Suburb
Photo: StevenL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Altınkum is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,516. It is a seaside resort on the Aegean Sea, 123 km from Aydın. Altınkum is situated 3½ km southeast of Apollon Temple.
Apollon Temple
- Categories: temple, archaeological site, ancient Greek temple, building, and historic site
- Location: Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
37.38494° or 37° 23′ 6″ northLongitude
27.25636° or 27° 15′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8G9997M4+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 183316994OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=templeWikidata ID
Q5805723
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Apollon Temple” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “temple d’Apol·lo de Dídima”
- Catalan: “Temple d’Apol·lo de Dídima”
- Czech: “Apollónův chrám”
- Dutch: “Temple of Apollo”
- Esperanto: “Templo de Apolono”
- Finnish: “Apollonin temppeli”
- French: “temple d’Apollon à Didymes”
- French: “Temple d’Apollon à Didymes”
- German: “Apollon-Tempel”
- German: “Apollontempel”
- Greek: “Ναός του Απόλλωνα”
- Italian: “Tempio di Apollo”
- Polish: “Świątynia Apollina w Didim”
- Polish: “Świątynia Apollina w Didymie”
- Polish: “Świątynia Apollina”
- Russian: “Храм Аполлона”
- Slovak: “Apolónov chrám”
- Spanish: “Didimaion”
- Spanish: “Templo de Apolo en Dídima”
- Turkish: “Didyma Apollon Tapınağı”
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