Knidos
Knidos or Cnidus was a Greek city in ancient Caria and part of the Dorian Hexapolis, in south-western Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey. It was situated on the Datça peninsula, which forms the southern side of the Sinus Ceramicus, now known as Gulf of Gökova.
- Locality
- Description: ancient city of Caria in modern-day Turkey
- Also known as“Cnidus”“Mint of Cnidus”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Aphrodite, Knidos and Deveboynu Lighthouse.
Temple of Aphrodite, Knidos
The Temple of Aphrodite Euploia was a sanctuary…
Knidos
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Latitude
36.68717° or 36° 41′ 14″ north
Longitude
27.37293° or 27° 22′ 23″ east
Open location code
8G89M9PF+V5
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historic=archaeological_site
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place=locality
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Knidos” goes by many names.
كنيدوسArabic
ԿնիդոսArmenian
KnidosAsturian
KnidoBasque
КнідBelarusian
KnidosBreton
КнидосBulgarian
CnidosCatalan
克尼多斯Chinese
尼多士Chinese
尼多斯Chinese
KnidosCzech
KnidosDanish
CnidusDutch
كنيدوسEgyptian Arabic
KnidoEsperanto
KnidosFinnish
CnidoGalician
კნიდოსიGeorgian
ΚνίδοςGreek
Κνίδος ΚαρίαςGreek
קנידוסHebrew
KnidoszHungarian
KnidosIndonesian
KnidosIrish
CnidoItalian
クニドスJapanese
크니도스Korean
CnidusLatin
KnidosNorwegian
KnidosNorwegian Bokmål
کنیدوسPersian
KnidosPolish
КнидRussian
KnidSerbo-Croatian
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