Fountain of Trajan
Fountain of Trajan is a ruins in Selçuk, İzmir Province. Fountain of Trajan is situated nearby to the ruins Trajan’s Gatehouse, as well as near Alytarchs‘ Stoa.Photo: Murat Beşbudak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: impressive fountain facade and end of an aqueduct in Ephesus
- Also known as: “Nymphaeum Traiani (Ephesus)” and “Traian Çeşmesi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ephesus and Library of Celsus.
Ephesus
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ephesus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with magnificent Roman ruins. It's in the Central Aegean region of Turkey 4 km west of Selçuk and 19 km northeast of the beach resort of Kuşadası.
Library of Celsus
Ruins
Photo: Benh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, located near the modern town of Selçuk, in the İzmir Province of western Turkey. Library of Celsus is situated 190 metres northwest of Fountain of Trajan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çamlık and Şirince.
Çamlık
Village
Photo: warrenlemay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Çamlık is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Fountain of Trajan.
Şirince
Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Şirince, formerly Kirkince or Çirkince, is a village nestled in the hills in Central Aegean Region, Turkey, 15 minutes from Selçuk, 20 minutes from the ancient site of Ephesus. Şirince today is very popular with Turkish tourists, especially on weekends.
Yeniköy
Village
Yeniköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 922. Yeniköy is situated 8 km south of Fountain of Trajan.
Fountain of Trajan
- Categories: nymphaeum, archaeological site, aqueduct, fountain, building, and historic site
- Location: Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
37.93808° or 37° 56′ 17″ northLongitude
27.34248° or 27° 20′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8G99W8QR+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 244757523OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2006145
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Fountain of Trajan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “7.图拉真之泉”
- Finnish: “Trajanuksen nymfaion”
- French: “nymphée de Trajan”
- French: “Nymphée de Trajan”
- German: “Nymphaeum Traiani”
- German: “Trajansbrunnen”
- Greek: “Νυμφαίο Τραϊανού”
- Spanish: “Ninfeo Trajano”
- Turkish: “Efes Trajan Çeşmesi”
- Turkish: “Traianus Çeşmesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trajan’s Gatehouse and Alytarchs‘ Stoa.
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