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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city of Mysia in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as: “Dascyleium”, “Daskyleion”, and “Mint of Dascyleium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aksakal railway station.

Railway station
is a railway station near , in . Located about 2 km northeast of the villagen, TCDD Taşımacılık operates two daily trains from to : The southbound 6th of September Express and the northbound 17th of September Express. is situated 3½ km east of Dascylium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ergili and Eşen.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , located in , . As of 2022, the population is 310.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. Its population is 169. is situated 3½ km south of Dascylium.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. Its population is 241. is situated 4½ km south of Dascylium.

Dascylium

Latitude
40.13254° or 40° 7′ 57″ north
Longitude
28.05063° or 28° 3′ 2″ east
Open location code
8GGC43M2+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 234159207
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1171924
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Satellite Map

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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: “Dascileu”
  • Catalan: “Dascilèum”
  • Catalan: “Dascili”
  • Catalan: “Dascílion”
  • Catalan: “Dascilios”
  • Catalan: “Dascílium”
  • Chinese: “达斯库里乌姆”
  • Chinese: “達斯庫里烏姆”
  • Dutch: “Daskyleion”
  • French: “Dascylion”
  • French: “Dascylium”
  • 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: “Dascyleium”
  • Turkish: “Dascylium”
  • Turkish: “Dascylus”
  • Turkish: “Daskileion”
  • Turkish: “Daskyleion”
  • Turkish: “Hisartepe”
  • Turkish: “Paradeisos”
  • “Δασκύλειον”

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