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.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient city of Lydia in modern-day Turkey
- Also known as: “Akharaka, the sanctuary of Pluto and Persephone” and “Mint of Acharaca”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nysa on the Maeander.
Nysa on the Maeander
Photo: Musti, Public domain.
Nysa on the Maeander was an ancient city and bishopric of Asia Minor, whose remains are in the Sultanhisar district of Aydın Province of Turkey, 50 kilometres east of the Ionian city of Ephesus, and which remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Nysa on the Maeander is situated 3 km east of Acharaca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salavatlı and Eskihisar.
Salavatlı
Village
Salavatlı is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Sultanhisar, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,204. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
Eskihisar
Village
Eskihisar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sultanhisar, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,129.
Kabaca
Village
Kabaca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sultanhisar, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 289. Kabaca is situated 3 km southeast of Acharaca.
Acharaca
- Categories: ancient city, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Sultanhisar İlçesi, Aydın Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
37.89686° or 37° 53′ 49″ northLongitude
28.10966° or 28° 6′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8G9CV4W5+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 257975831OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q12874234
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Acharaca” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿喀芮卡”
- Greek: “Αχάρακα”
- Turkish: “Acharaka”
- Uzbek: “Acharaca”
- “Acharaka”
- “Akaraka”
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