Achilleion
Achilleion was an ancient Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia. It has been located on a promontory known as Beşika Burnu about 8 km south of Sigeion.- Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient city of Troas in modern-day Turkey
- Also known as“Achilleion (Troad)”“Achilleum”
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Yeniköy
Yeniköy is a village in the Ezine District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey.
Üvecik
Üvecik is a village in the Ezine District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey.
6 km southeast of Achilleion
Kumburun
Kumburun is a village in the Ezine District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey.
7 km south of Achilleion
Achilleion
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Latitude
39.91517° or 39° 54′ 55″ north
Longitude
26.15098° or 26° 9′ 4″ east
Open location code
8GF8W582+39
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = mound
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Achilleion” goes by many names.
ἈχίλλειονAncient Greek (to 1453)
AchilleumDutch
AkhilleionFinnish
Akhilleion (Troas)Finnish
ἈχίλλειονGreek
AkhilleionHungarian
AchilleionIrish
AchilleonLatin
AchilleumLatin
آخیلیونPersian
АхиллейRussian
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