Ancient Agora
Ancient Agora is an archaeological site in Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Ancient Agora is situated nearby to the church St. George of Arrenagogeio, as well as near Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque, Loggia.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Ancient agora of Kos” and “Ancient Agora of Kos”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plane tree of Hippocrates and Archaeological Museum of Kos.
Plane tree of Hippocrates
Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tree of Hippocrates is the plane tree under which, according to legend, Hippocrates of Kos taught his pupils the art of medicine. Paul of Tarsus purportedly taught here as well. Plane tree of Hippocrates is situated 120 metres north of Ancient Agora.
Archaeological Museum of Kos
Museum
Photo: Mickapr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Archaeological Museum of Kos is situated 210 metres west of Ancient Agora.
Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque, Loggia
Mosque
Photo: JD554, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque, referred to locally as the Loggia Mosque, is a former mosque, located in the town and island of Kos, in the South Aegean region of Greece.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kos and Kos Asklepieion.
Kos
Kos is a popular tourist destination in the Greek islands of the Dodecanese, located in the south-eastern part of the Aegean Sea, near the Turkish coast.
Kos Asklepieion
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Temple of Asclepius or Asclepieion of Kos was one of the most famous temples dedicated to Asclepius in the ancient world. The archeologist Rudolf Herzog, grandfather of Werner Herzog excavated it in 1902, as the latter recounted in conversation with Paul Holdengräber. Kos Asklepieion is situated 3½ km southwest of Ancient Agora.
Zipari
Town
Photo: Karelj, Public domain.
Zipari is a town, which is situated 8 km west of Ancient Agora.
Ancient Agora
- Categories: agora, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.89369° or 36° 53′ 37″ northLongitude
27.29088° or 27° 17′ 27″ eastOperator
Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων ΔωδεκανήσουOpen location code
8G89V7VR+F9OpenStreetMap ID
way 37133706OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q14751215
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Turkish—“Ancient Agora” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Ausgrabungsstätte Agora”
- Finnish: “Agora”
- French: “Ausgrabungsstätte Agora”
- German: “Ausgrabungsstätte Agora”
- German: “Συνοικíα Λψένoς-αγορα”
- Greek: “Αγορά”
- Greek: “Αρχαία Αγορά Κω”
- Polish: “Agora”
- Russian: “Агора”
- Spanish: “Ágora de Cos”
- Turkish: “Kos Antik Agorası”
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Highlights include St. George of Arrenagogeio and Platanou Square.
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