Acharaca
Acharaca was a village of ancient Lydia, Anatolia on the road from Tralles to Nysa on the Maeander, with a Ploutonion or a temple of Pluto, and a cave, named Charonium, where the sick were healed under the direction of the priests.- Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient city of Lydia in modern-day Turkey
- Also known as“Akharaka, the sanctuary of Pluto and Persephone”“Mint of Acharaca”
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Nysa on the Maeander
Musti, Public domain.
Nysa on the Maeander was an ancient city and bishopric…
3 km east of Acharaca
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Kabaca
Kabaca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sultanhisar, Aydın Province, Turkey.
3 km southeast of Acharaca
Acharaca
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Latitude
37.89686° or 37° 53′ 49″ north
Longitude
28.10966° or 28° 6′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G9CV4W5+PV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Acharaca” goes by many names.
阿喀芮卡Chinese
ΑχάρακαGreek
AcharakaTurkish
AcharacaUzbek
Akaraka
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