Kaunos

Kaunos was a city of ancient Caria in , a few kilometres west of the modern town of , , . The Calbys river was the border between Caria and .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Caunus” and “Mint of Caunus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Delikada.

Island
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is an island, which is situated 4 km southwest of Kaunos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalyan and Gökbel.

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is a small resort town in on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It's administratively part of province and in 2020 had a population of 5564.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Kaunos.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Kaunos.

Kaunos

Latitude
36.82448° or 36° 49′ 28″ north
Longitude
28.62321° or 28° 37′ 24″ east
Open location code
8G8CRJFF+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33752112
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q608095
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Satellite Map

Discover Kaunos from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Kaunos” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կավն”
  • Armenian: “Կավնոս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kaunos”
  • Bulgarian: “Каунос”
  • Catalan: “Caune”
  • Chinese: “考納斯”
  • Chinese: “考諾斯”
  • Dutch: “Kaunos”
  • French: “Caunos”
  • French: “Kaunos”
  • German: “Kaunos”
  • Greek: “Καύνος”
  • Greek: “Καῦνος”
  • Hebrew: “קאונוס”
  • Hungarian: “Caunus”
  • Hungarian: “Kaunos”
  • Irish: “Kaunos”
  • Italian: “Cauno”
  • Italian: “Hagiupolis”
  • Japanese: “カウノス”
  • Korean: “카우노스”
  • Latin: “Caunus”
  • Lithuanian: “Kaunas”
  • Persian: “کاونوس”
  • Portuguese: “Cauno”
  • Russian: “Кавн”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kaunos”
  • Spanish: “Cauno”
  • Swedish: “Kaunos”
  • Turkish: “Kaunos”
  • Turkish: “Kbid”
  • Ukrainian: “Кавн”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ancient Theater and Acropolis.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as WC and Kaunos Café.

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