Dascylium

Dascylium, Dascyleium, or Daskyleion, also known as Dascylus, was a town in some 30 kilometres inland from the coast of the Propontis, at modern , . Its site was rediscovered in 1952 and has since been excavated.
  • Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city of Mysia in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Dascyleium”
    “Daskyleion”
    “Mint of Dascyleium”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Railway station
is a railway station near , in .
3½ km east of Dascylium

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ergili and Eşen.
Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and…
Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey.
3½ km south of Dascylium
Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey.
4½ km south of Dascylium
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Latitude
40.13254° or 40° 7′ 57″ north
Longitude
28.05063° or 28° 3′ 2″ east
Open location code
8GGC43M2+26
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Dascylium” goes by many names.
ΔασκύλειονAncient Greek (to 1453)
ДаскилеонBulgarian
DascilèonCatalan
DascileuCatalan
DascilèumCatalan
DasciliCatalan
DascílionCatalan
DasciliosCatalan
DascíliumCatalan
达斯库里乌姆Chinese
達斯庫里烏姆Chinese
DaskyleionDutch
ΔασκύλιοGreek
Δασκύλιον ΜυσίαςGreek
DascilioItalian
ダスキュレイオンJapanese
DascyliumLatin
داسکیلیونPersian
DaskylionPolish
ДаскилеонRussian
ДаскилеонSerbian
DascyleiumTurkish
DascyliumTurkish
DascylusTurkish
DaskileionTurkish
DaskyleionTurkish
HisartepeTurkish
ParadeisosTurkish
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