Dascylium
Dascylium, Dascyleium, or Daskyleion, also known as Dascylus, was a town in Anatolia some 30 kilometres inland from the coast of the Propontis, at modern Ergili, Turkey. Its site was rediscovered in 1952 and has since been excavated.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient city of Mysia in modern-day Turkey
- Also known as: “Dascileu”, “Dascilèum”, “Dascili”, “Dascílion”, “Dascílium”, “Dascyleium”, “Dascylus”, “Hisartepe”, “Mint of Dascyleium”, and “Paradeisos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Aksakal railway station.
Aksakal railway station
Railway station
Aksakal railway station is a railway station near Ergili, Balıkesir in Turkey. Aksakal railway station is situated 3½ km east of Dascylium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ergili and Eşen.
Eşen
Village
Eşen is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Manyas, Balıkesir Province in Turkey. Eşen is situated 3½ km south of Dascylium.
Yeniköy
Village
Yeniköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Manyas, Balıkesir Province in Turkey. Yeniköy is situated 4½ km south of Dascylium.
Dascylium
- Categories: archaeological site, ancient city, polis, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Balıkesir Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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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.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Δασκύλειον”
- Bulgarian: “Даскилеон”
- Catalan: “Dascilèon”
- Catalan: “Dascilios”
- Chinese: “达斯库里乌姆”
- Chinese: “達斯庫里烏姆”
- Dutch: “Daskyleion”
- French: “Dascylion”
- German: “Daskyleion”
- Greek: “Δασκύλιο”
- Greek: “Δασκύλιον Μυσίας”
- Italian: “Dascilio”
- Japanese: “ダスキュレイオン”
- Latin: “Dascylium”
- Persian: “داسکیلیون”
- Polish: “Daskylion”
- Russian: “Даскилеон”
- Serbian: “Даскилеон”
- Spanish: “Dascilio”
- Turkish: “Daskileion”
- Turkish: “Daskyleion”
- “Δασκύλειον”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Aksaka Istasyon and Manyas Süt Üreticiler Birliği.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Yeniköy İlkokulu and vana istasyonu.
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