Upper Agora
Upper Agora is an archaeological site in Bergama, İzmir Province. Upper Agora is situated nearby to the archaeological site The Great Altar, as well as near Heroon.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pergamon and Library of Pergamon.
Pergamon
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pergamon or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis. It is located 26 kilometres from the modern coastline of the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus and northwest of the modern city of Bergama, Turkey. Pergamon is situated 230 metres north of Upper Agora.
Library of Pergamon
Archaeological site
Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Library of Pergamum is an ancient Greek building in Pergamon, Anatolia, today located nearby the modern town of Bergama, in the İzmir Province of western Turkey. It was one of the most important libraries in the ancient world. Library of Pergamon is situated 240 metres north of Upper Agora.
Theater
Archaeological site
Photo: Rensi, Public domain.
Theater is an archaeological site, which is situated 220 metres northwest of Upper Agora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yerlitahtacı and Tepeköy.
Tepeköy
Suburb
Tepeköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bergama, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,210. It is situated at the northern banks of Bakırçay river and south west of Bergama. Tepeköy is situated 8 km southwest of Upper Agora.
Upper Agora
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Yukarı Agora”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bergama, İzmir Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.13008° or 39° 7′ 48″ northLongitude
27.18439° or 27° 11′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8GF945JM+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 360945592OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Upper Agora” goes by many names.
- French: “Agora supérieure”
- German: “Obere Agora”
- Italian: “Agorà Superiore”
- Russian: “Верхняя Агора”
- Spanish: “Ágora superior”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Great Altar and Heroon.
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